There’s gotta be more than just life and death
The debt between patience and the time we spend
Tried to learn it all from a few books that I read
But the score never seemed to settle
I was prone to wander when I was younger
In the darkness of the streets
My eyes never adjusted
The world spun with too much speed
Humans should be stripped of all type of weapon
That’s what he said to me
What is it that makes things last
The things you learn along the way
Little brother, you ain’t the only one
Who has tried to make a name
If you’re able,
Don’t let it all fall down while you’re inside
When the greed to get has came and went
It’ll give you hope to know you-
Tried to make a difference
Tried to make something new
Settle down in the canyon
Find you a groove
Do what the good ones did
That came before you
I stood there silently
Maybe letting hope take hold
Is the only way you can keep it
If you find some laying around
Why don’t you send it to me
All the demons that you live with
You should know them by name
The tendencies you have
To always do things the same
It’s a heavy cross to carry
Let alone the blame
Desire to make a change
All that you can do is all that you can do
All that I can do is all that I can do
credits
from Good Luck,
released February 16, 2018
Matthew McNeal - vocals, guitar
Aaron McClellan - bass
Eric Swanson - pedal steel
Recorded by Ted Young at Plum Creek Sound in Dripping Springs, TX
Additional recording by Joey McClellan at Redwood Studios in Denton, TX
Written by Matthew McNeal and Andre Black
Published by Monogamy In Stereo (BMI)
2018 Matte Black Sound Company
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