Anybody's Guess

I've got my clothes hangin' on the line,
And I better run and get em' quick
'Cause there's a big black cloud rollin' in.
The weather man said it ain't gonna happen,
But I can smell it in the wind.

I told myself I can't run anymore,
I gotta hang myself out on that line
And let the water soak into my skin
If I keep my feet off the ground And my arms to the to the sky
I'll be fine.

Well it's gonna catch up to me
Like the moon chasin' the sun and Winter chasin' the fall.
It's an opportunity
Ringin' on the phone,
I better answer the call

The prosecution comes on heavy
And I have little to no defense,
And I can forget about foolin' the Jury.
Yeah the judge hammers the mallet that unleashes the fury.

The verdict guilty and the sentence Brutal,
But it was blessing in disguise.
Then the hail falls down with no Restraint.
It rips off every leaf on that dog wood tree,
But all the little white flowers remain.

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All the evidence from the scene
Points to a single smoking gun.
It says, how can you expect to Grow if you don't
Dig in your roots and point yourself to the sun.

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Hear Me Out

Hear me out when I say
I’m not sayin’
You didn’t break the mold, but
You shattered everything around you along the way
Did it turn out like you thought?

You like those fast cars
You buy them when you can
You drive them to far off places
Reinvent a calmer world
But you built the other for yourself

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As for me
I’m taking slow
I’ve got no place to go
And I’m enjoyin’ every wind in the road
I’m takin’ it slow

You walk on stilts made of money
Taller than the clouds
But you’re justified in where you stand
Cant you see us we’re below you tryin’ like you tried
Don’t you remember how it began?

We can see you have more than
Money can buy
But you couldn’t ever see the forest for the trees
You just put the pieces into their pretty places
As fast as you can, but don’t turn around ‘cause you will see
We’re not watchin’ and we never have been

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Feather

He had a million little pebbles lying in his hand
Threw each into the air not knowing where they would land
And he sat with his back against the tree

Stones all landed in a perfect pile
The ants marched past in single file
As he picked at the fringe from the hole in his jeans

They all say boy what are you tryin’ to find
We just wanna know what’s going through your mind
Show us a sign
So he points to a feather floating in the wind

He tapped his foot at a steady pace
The sun lightened his hair and revealed the freckles on his face
And he looked to the clouds and saw fish swimming in the sky

A bumblebee landed on his thumb
Didn’t swat it away or even run
He just slowly lifted his hand up to his eye

They all say boy what are you tryin’ to find
We just wanna know what’s going through your mind
Show us a sign
So he points to a feather floating in the wind

Train Rolls Off the Tracks

Crack me open and spread my soul across the land
I need to know how it feels
To live a life that’s meaningful
Just because you went to school
Don’t mean your gonna’ understand

With all the shopping malls that line our streets
It seems our only concerns
Are selfish motives and getting’ high
And I ask why
We don’t look beneath

Tell me what occupies your mind as the train rolls off the tracks
You’re just hypnotized by the flashin’ lights and it don’t look like your coming back
Oh… them diamond rings and fancy cars
Won’t get you far
Let’s deny ourselves and find what lacks

Self interest is our only guiding force
I need to find some truth
From faith and enlightenment
Yeah it’s heaven sent
And it’s really gonna’ help me stay on course

Way back in the holler’s where I’ll be
Away from all the impurities
With my dog and a little shack
I ain’t coming back
To a place of misery

Tell me what occupies your mind as the train rolls off the tracks
You’re just hypnotized by the flashin’ lights and it don’t look like your coming back
Oh… them diamond rings and fancy cars
Won’t get you far
Let’s deny ourselves and find what lacks

Detonation

It’s like were atom bombs
And she’s got a hole in her heart she can’t fill
With any, anything
One rainy day that left her dry

We know it’s crazy
To put ourselves in the middle of the storm
But don’t really want to know

What it’d be like to just up and go
So these bombs are fit to explode

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That’s how we are
One shining step away from the detonation
That’s how we are
One shining step away from the detonation

I didn’t even wanna talk about it
She just has this way of firin’ us up
And I didn’t mean to shout about it
But I’d just about had enough

She’s a sweet girl
Hard times and heartache brace her
Hardheaded like a fool

A castle in the rain
Indifferent to the pain

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Yup

Yeah I’m walkin’ on the tight rope above obsession
Two extremes to my left and to my right
Yeah I’m starin’ down on the clouds of temptation
And now my rope in out of sight

Oh… yup
I fell down now I’m looking up from the ground
I guess I’ll be stuck down here till I find my way back

All I see when I look down the street
Are the neon lights coming from the bar
All those pretty girls I could meet
Pour me a shot and make it hard

Oh... yup
I fell down and now I’m looking up from the ground
I guess I’ll be stuck down here till I find my way back

I dammed up that river and jumped on in and ooh it felt so nice
The flood waters came and washed me away
I had to pay the price
I guess I’ll be stuck down here till I find my way back

I can’t see the screen ‘cause it’s filled with static
And I don’t feel like messing with them bunny ears tonight
I reached down for my beer but I already drank it
So I grabbed another to make everything alright

Oh… yup
I fell down and now I’m looking up from the ground
I guess I’ll be stuck down here till I find my way back

My vision was blurry but my aim was true
So I forced my shot against the wind
The point of my arrow stuck into you
And now I’m back in trouble all over again

Oh… yup
I fell down and now I’m looking up from the ground
I guess I’ll be stuck down here till I find my way back

I dammed up that river and jumped on in and ooh it felt so nice
The flood waters came and washed me away
I had to pay the price
I guess I’ll be stuck down here till I find my way back

Flat Footin' Girl

There’s a flat footin’ girl pickin’ flowers
Long hair is blowing in the breeze
She’s hot and I’m not but I ought to take a shot
‘Cause she’s the flat footin’ girl for me

She walks down to the bank of the river
And lies under some cottonwood trees
I walk up to her, say hello, I want you to know
You’re the flat footin’ girl for me

Oh girl
You know what they say about ones like you
If she’s got flowers in her hair then you know she’s to good to be true
But I know
There’s gotta be somethin’ wrong ‘bout what there sayin’
‘Cause them flat footin’ feet won’t quit till the band stops playin’

So I play her a song on my guitar
She stands and starts dancing with her feet
Her feet were flyin’, I ain’t lyin’, and there ain’t no denyin’
She’s the flat footin’ girl for me

We sat and threw our lines into the water
Thrown many back but you’ll I’ll keep
Cause your cool like a jewel and I ain’t no fool
You’re the flat footin’ girl for me

Oh girl
You know what they say about ones like you
If she’s got flowers in her hair then you know she’s to good to be true
But I know
There’s gotta be somethin’ wrong bout what there sayin’
Cause them flat footin’ feet won’t quit till the band stops playin’

Michael

I been in this place for way too long
And don't I know you know how it feels
The world keeps on spinnin' around
But I'm just spinnin' my wheels

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When they ask you how I
Been doin', tell 'em I'm fine, fine, fine
I guess my destiny is just takin' it's time

They said just wait a minute now
And stay for a while
And plant them good old seeds
But I guess I best start headin' out
I'm not findin' what I need

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No note no message on the bathroom mirror
I just gotta go
Been hearin' that whisper in my ear for a while
It's that sweet sound of the road

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I Don't Buy It

You say I lost my edge, she blew out my flame
When I fell in love and it made me soft
But I don’t buy it

She walked into my yard
And saw a howlin’ dog bound to the fence
And she untied it

I’m a dreamer
And hey she’s a dreamer too
The covenant was made and sealed with a kiss
So, hey I guess I got nothin’ to lose

So if I keep running west chasin’ the sun
You say the road’s gonna turn to sand
But I won’t stop

I’ll keep my eyes set to the sky and when the
Road runs out there’s no place to go
But to the top

I’m a dreamer
And hey she’s a dreamer too
The covenant was made and sealed with a kiss
So, hey I guess I got nothin’ to lose

Hey you can tell me how to act but don’t tell me how to feel
Hey you can tell me to stay but that don’t mean I will
‘Cause it ain’t my life you’re leadin’

You say you might have what it takes
But you ain’t gonna do it alone and that’s okay
She’ll always be there with me
She had a vision I put my faith in God’s will
some call it destiny

I’m a dreamer
And hey she’s a dreamer too
The covenant was made and sealed with a kiss
So, hey I guess I got nothin’ to lose