I wish I had more nice things to say But I was raised not to lie I'm either honest or I'm an optimist But never both at the same time And everyone knows the deal Gotta take what you can Cause anything I don't steal Just winds up in someone else's han...
We were sun-burned and shoeless kids It was the dead of July We were skippin' stones in the failing light I smelled the fire place Although we were miles away We were infinite There was no time in those days When all we knew wasn't stolen There was n...
This started simple Like it always does With not much to lose I thought I had control That I could always walk away If things turned bad We were thick as thieves 'til I became the one Who always went too far And I couldn't hear you Now here I stand A...
So, I'm writing' you this letter between rests 'cause yesterday a bullet found my chest And I don't got the energy to dress myself And I can't walk without help And I... I can't remember why I joined this war And I can't tell you what we're fighting'...
Well, hold me against the floor Find something to bind my hands 'cause I don't know where I have been And I don't know what I have seen But the puzzle is carved into me And I know that I miss you But I don't even know your name Oh, when you're near m...
It was the year my son was born The same year my sis' walked into the woods And was never seen again I still call her name sometimes, just in case The snows came at noon And the sky was a bitter blue Some were callin' it a punishment from God Then my...
Well, some of us will be revered, and some forgotten And some of us will sleep out in the rain And some of us will die lonely And others' in grace and warmth But in the end we all go the same And some of us will be worn down with time And others' wil...
When you last left me my blood was in a jar And you kept it on your mantelpiece I couldnt count on anyone to stand there behind me And keep the dogs from dragging me off with them While I slept you crept in and pulled the rug right out from under me...
all the trees stood like skeletons silhouettes of spilled ink and the snows fell in sheets and got wrapped around our feet we built the fire evermore with winter beating at the door brother's eyes were getting heavier his bony hands cold and white an...
The seasons come and go Another night another show I step into the lights Knowing we will be alright Even when I'm far You know I'm always there with you And through this all You know that you're the reason In everything I do It's all for you You kno...
There ain't no moon tonight It's hard for me to see But if I can catch a glimpse of you It helps me feel at ease It helps me sleep All my life I've watched you dance along To music that I can't hear I ain't equipped to hear those songs I like the way...
My hearts gone He no longer lies by my side He left at dawn And once I lie alone Still endless days and nights I wait for you Cause deep inside this flame I know it's true Forever starts today Forever we will be Forever's every day Forever faithfully...
I've got no need for open roads 'Cause all I own fits on my back I see the world from rusted trains And always know I won't be back 'Cause all my life is wrapped up in today No past or future here If I find my name's no good I just fall out of line B...
I feel you growing closer I feel you in the air And I call I know you hear the voices I know you're drawing near And I'm waiting Come away Come away with me Come away In the dawning of my night I am free Lying by your side There's a fire in the water...
grandma's singing in the bedroom it's a near forgotten lullaby that she used to sing when I wasn't well father's outside chopping firewood like he did when he'd been drinking or when he and mom were at it again grandpa's rocking chair is rocking I ca...
