Stones can't hold back water, stones can't hold back water, Mama
Don't they like to suffer, don't they like to suffer, Mama?
Thank you for your service, thank you for your kindness, Mama

Pain is like the weather, pain is like the weather, Mama
The grass is always greener, the grass is always greener, Mama
Thank you for your service, they you for your kindess, Mama

Stones can't hold back water, stone can't hold back water, Mama
Don't they like to suffer, don't they like to suffer, Mama?
Thank you for your service, thank you for your kindness, Mama

Who will die first, who will die first, who will die first
will it be me or you?

While out for breakfast, she discussed this
till she was blue

Drink your oj, and you'll be okay, and you'll be okay
that's all I could say
she swollowed her oj

Learn to behave, learn to behave, learn to behave
all the teachers say
if you learn to behave, if you learn to behave, if you learn to behave
you'll get a letter A
you got a letter A

I'm glad I'm different, I'm glad I'm different, I'm glad I'm different
I'm glad you're different, too
and if you live to forty, if you live to forty, if you live to forty
I'll live to forty two, I'm two years more than you

But if I die first, but if I die first, but if I die first
I'm happy to've known you
hope you're happy to've known me, too

If you live to forty, if you live to forty, if you live to forty
I'll live to forty two, I'll live to forty two

Grits are cheap, grits are cheap, grits are cheap
but water takes so long to boil

I got an ocean, I got an ocean, I got an ocean
I got a whale

Stick like rust, stick like rust, stick like rust
put time to it

Grits are cheap, grits are cheap, grits are cheap
but water takes so long to boil

Killing time, like two old men
with nothing to put their hope in

lonely now?
lonely now?
lonely now?
but not back then

Fetch the kids, Mama, grab my gun
we're headed back to where we came from

lonely now?
lonely now?
lonely now?
but not back then

Say goodbyes, Mama, dry them tears
theres more where that came from

lonely now?
lonely now?
lonely now?
or just back then

Pour me some whiskey, for to warm these bones
pass me that lighter, gonna start us a fire

Ain't much for to talk about now
ain't much for to talk about now
ain't much for to talk abouth now
ain't much for to talk about now

So pour me some whiskey, for to warm my soul
and pick that old guitar, play what you know

Ain't much for to talk about now.

Old friend, for where all I've been, for where all I've been
never met nothing like you, never met nothing like you
no flowers, no music, no cause death, quite simple, it was obvious
you tied one on, you tied one on

Maybe I'll meet you in Utah on the green
fishing for answers and smoking weed
lights out, fire, help me, fire, help me out

Wisconsin cheese curds and boubon to stay warm
the cigarettes I smoked the wind hurled their butts to the lawn
and they rest atop a snow that the sun threatens, the sun threatens at dawn

Near me a frequency, I hope it don't mean me harm
but all the hairs are standing up that are on my arm
near me a frequency, I hope it don't, I hope it don't, mean me harm

Old friend, for where all I've been, for where all I've been
never met nothing like, never met nothing like you

Gypsy's come to me, to get their fortunes read
yeah, gypsys come to me, to get their fortunes read

Preacher comes to me, when Gods not listening
the preacher come to me, when Gods not listening

When she walks my way, I just play dead
yeah, when she walks my way, man, I just play dead

Gypsy's come to me, to get their fortunes read
to get their fortunes read, to get their fortunes read.

No antidote, none that I know of
no remedy, none that I see

Candy gave me cavities, carrots didn't help me see
but who broke my heart?

A pat on the back, everyone needs one
a shoulder to cry on, I got two, need one?

Candy gave me cavities, carrots didn't help me see
but who broke my heart?

Four forty four right now, four thirty three where I'm from
where is that? It's in the past, man

No antidote, none that I know of
no remedy, none that I see

Candy gave me cavities, carrots didn't help me see
but who broke my heart?

Got a pot of gold, Isswell hid, got a pot of gold, Isswell hid
got a pot of gold, Isswell hid, Isswell hid, Isswell hid

It dark down here, but the moons aglow
say it's dark down here but the moons aglow

Air is thick and sticky, and her draw is slow
air is thick and sticky, and her draw is slow

Fetch the kids, Mama, grab my gun
fetch the kids, Mama, grab my gun
fetch the kids, Mama, grab my gun, grab my gun, grab my gun

Pow!
her draw is slow, draw is slow, draw is slow

Got a pot of gold, Isswell hid, got a pot of gold, Isswell hid
got a pot of gold, Isswell hid, Isswell hid, Isswell hid

Sounds like chandeliers, sounds like chandeliers
sounds like chandeliers, sounds like chandeliers

Found out that you died, found that you died
found out that you died, found that you died

Let's go have a smoke, let's go have a smoke
sounds like chandeliers

Gonna live to ninety nine, gonna live to ninety nine
gonna live to ninety nine, gonna live to ninety nine
sounds like chandeliers, sounds like chandeliers