[Verse 1] I was raised in the blaze of a burnin' out sun Between wars and before the old west had been won That old American story of a boy and a girl Driving with the windows down before the weight of the world In the haze of the days before the buildings fell Yeah, we shined like a coin in a wishing well Flying free as a bird in a bright blue...Learn More

When I was young All of my heroes hung on my walls Back when good and evil was easy to call Now nothing is easy I never thought this kingdom would crumble I feel like a fool watching it tumble If I told you I didn't blame you Would you believe me? After all is said and done I built you up, to be what I need Was it too much for you to be someone...Learn More

I was born Scared of everything Already worn Down to a real thin skin Don't know why I am the way I am God knows I've tried To be a simple man A simple man Wish that I could find a way To take the world off of my shoulders Some days I'm so afraid Just to wake up and turn over I don't know, can't tell If we're in Heaven or in Hell Only thing I...Learn More

[Verse 1] Driving with the day one blues Just outside of Baton Rouge Crying so hard I couldn't see Wishing my baby was next to me I said, "Mama why's it hurt so bad? Worst damn pain I ever had Why's it feel the way it does?" She said, "Baby, that's just the price of love" [Chorus] Nothing good comes for free, honey You gotta pay your dues When you...Learn More

Well, the first thing I remember is hidin' from a storm They say I've been frightened since the day that I was born One time they found me cryin', asked me what was wrong I said, "I'm afraid of Heaven 'cause forever's way too long" What the hell is wrong with me? Guess I've always had a monster underneath my bed Every house is haunted when the...Learn More

[Verse 1] I got lost in the wonder Took a wrong turn Couldn't go back the same way Fell deaf to the thunder I held my cards a little too close Sealed the envelope Found a way to not feel a thing Never livin', never lettin' go [Pre-Chorus] All the saints and rosaries Couldn't reach the soul of me Everything else was make believe But not you, not...Learn More

[Verse 1] When you're lost and everything around you is dark and cold Sometimes love, it just can't follow you down that road All I can do is make you a promise That while you're gone [Chorus] I'll leave the light on to find your way home And when your battle is over and done I'll be right here, yeah, my love's like the sun Hard to see from where...Learn More

[Verse 1] If I would have known As the curtain came down It would stay there for years I'd have turned right around Told the boys to keep playing 'Til I wore my voice out Oh, if I would have known As the curtain came down [Verse 2] I'd have hopped off the stage Right onto the floor Sang acapella Straight to the back door Raised a toast to the...Learn More

[Verse 1] I've been puttin' some miles on the tires of my Subaru Had a lot of time to drive and think about you Stare up at the sky, wonder where you flew off to Yeah, I used to think I knew Yeah, I used to think I knew [Verse 2] I pulled off in Arizona, bought a blanket from a Navajo Turns out to be a preacher and he's asking where I'm gonna...Learn More

[Verse 1] Coffee cups and cigarettes Hell, I'll take what I can get To calm my heart and ease my mind Don't know how it got off track Don't know how to get it back Or if we even should this time [Chorus] The world is always going crazy And we get lost inside the fear Between the what was and what may be Don't forget to remember you're here [Verse...Learn More

[Verse 1] My father, he's a good man It took a while to understand that We all do the best we can with what we can He might've had too much to drink I can hear the ice cubes clinking In the kitchen while he smoked into the window fan But I never wanted for a word And I swallowed everything I heard And I hold it like it's gold And hear it all...Learn More

[Verse 1] I still remember when I chose to pull the thread Unlearning every word that I had ever read Started a civil war between my heart and head Oh and I have my days I wish I could go back again [Chorus] Nothing is easy now, not like it was before I built my world around something not there anymore And when it all fell down I found it was...Learn More