Lyrics
I’VE SHUFFLED AND I’VE CRUMBLED SO MANY TIMES
I’VE READ MANY BOOKS
BUT NEVER READ BETWEEN THE LINES
I’VE GIVEN AND I’VE TOOK
SO MUCH OF IT UNTRUE
A MAN BELIEVES HE CAN FIGURE IT OUT
WHEN HE REALLY DOESN’T HAVE A CLUE
I BELIEVED IN CONVICTION WITHOUT COMPROMISE
I’D NEVER SHOOT A MAN
TIL I’D SEEN THE WHITES OF HIS EYES
AND I’D HOLD A WOMAN CLOSE
NEVER TO LET GO
ALL THAT I HAD LEARNED
NOTHING DID I KNOW
DOES ANYONE STAY TOGETHER?
DOES ANYTHING LAST FOREVER?
AND I THOUGHT I COULD GO IT ALONE….
I’VE RODE THE RIVER THROUGH LAZY LANDS
AND I FELT THE BEAUTY AND THE LOVE
OF HOLDING A CHILD’S HAND
I’M TEMPTED TO BREAK FREE
AND RUN THE MARATHON FIRST
BUT AN EGO IN A DESERT
CAN MAKE A MAN DIE OF THIRST
DOES ANYONE STAY TOGETHER?
DOES ANYTHING LAST FOREVER?
AND I THOUGHT I COULD GO IT ALONE…..
THOREAU ONCE SAID
THAT MOST MEN LIVE A LIFE OF QUIET DESPERATION
AND DARLING I’M NEED
OF SOME RESUCITATION
YOU CAN TAKE MY BREATH, TAKE MY HEART
MAKE IT SO
IF THE POWERS THAT BE WILL FORGIVE ME
I’LL STAND TOE TO TOE
DOES ANYONE STAY TOGETHER?
DOES ANYTHING LAST FOREVER?
AND I THOUGHT I COULD GO IT ALONE