Fair To Midland

You should be counting your blessings
From the sky
Your eagle eyes found the great blind faith
I could be kicking the bucket
But you should know
I never had very good aim

The right of way
Is a wild goose chase

It makes you wonder
If shooting for stars is like darts in the dark
It makes you wonder
If the beaten path is the promised land

If I worship the ground that he walks on
And it winds up that he has two left feet
Will he be walkin' on water?
Cause you should know
We never like to get our feet wet

The right of way
Is a wild goose chase

It makes you wonder
If shooting for stars is like darts in the dark
It makes you wonder
If the beaten path is the promised

I got dizzy
I got lost

It makes you wonder
If shooting for stars is like darts in the dark
It makes you wonder
If the beaten path is the promised land

It makes you wonder
(It makes you wonder)
It makes you wonder
(It makes you wonder)
It makes you wonder

And I'm just a stick in the mud

When you cry, try not to smile.
You could fill up a lake with the tears of a crocodile.
We were too young to be eating crow,
as if I would know

(I'm scared) 11 hours till the electric arcs
(I'm scared) Send scorches through the sky
(I'm scared) Then the whole earth opens wide

And I cannot wait for the earthquake
that buries us in a warm grave.
The one-legged race, on our last leg.
The will is yours, so just take it.
The will is yours.

I'd rather find Jesus outside of a book;
the same thing goes for robin hood.

Never darken my door again,
if opportunity knocks, let's make him beg.

Yeah, where did you go?
I promise I will kill you right now.
Oh, where did you go?
Bring a match while you feather your nest.
Yeah, where did you go?
I promise I will kill you right now.
I promise you, I will kill you right now.

You could fill up a lake with the tears of a crocodile.
(I cannot wait for the earthquake) You lead by the nose and always get lost.
(to bury me in a cold grave) We always get lost.

Get outta this town,
hatchet men yelling timber will get us chopped down.
Get outta this hell off this rusted train track
you still take lying down.

(So) Swing us around while you're armed to the tooth,
keep yourself in the dark of some deep cobalt blue.
(So) Swing us around by the skin of your teeth,
writing us off in invisible ink.
(So) Swing us around while you're armed to the tooth,
keep yourself in the dark of some deep cobalt blue.
(So) Swing us around by the skin of your teeth,
writing us off in invisible ink.

You can still find me between devils and deep blue seas
in the desert's hands on a sheet of sand.
A dry tidal wave over my feet of clay
on unfinished glass,
looking for greener grass.

Trying to make the welkin ring,
but all my sounds are boomerangs.

Yeah, where did you go?
I promise I will kill you right now.
Oh, where did you go?
Bring a match while you feather your nest.
Yeah, where did you go?
I promise I will kill you right now.
I promise you, I will kill you right now.
I promise you, I will kill you right now.

Not today, not again;
dress it up in stolen silver and garbage.

ladies and gentlemen
we are in a little bit of a predicament
he said take your time
but didn't back his words
heroes and holy ghosts
which one of you steps
on the others’ toes
and then risks his neck like
it's a moving target?
you?

was that just you being stubborn?
can't you say pretty please?
wasn't it an eggshell carpet
that brought you to your knees?
if the right built the anchor
and the wrong have set sail
i'm a whale, i'm a well, i'm a whale

busy bees and worry worts

we are not in the business of fireworks
or turning heads
that whistle in the dark
sitting ducks and guinea pigs
are the first to catch word
of straws in the wind don't stop them
remember this it's just two cents
two cents never made you rich

was that just you being stubborn?
can't you say pretty please?
wasn't it an eggshell carpet
that brought you to your knees?
if the right built the anchor
and the wrong have set sail
i'm a whale, I'm a well, I'm a whale
you?

i've shown my white feathers..!

was that just you being stubborn?
can't you say pretty please?
wasn't it an eggshell carpet
that brought you to your knees?
if the right built the anchor
and the wrong have set sail
i'm a whale, I'm a well, I'm a whale

here they come, shaking in their boots

they'll be skipping stones with your bones
when these ants know
where to find you
and steal all your thunder
the windows will shutter
and i'll wear a tie (and i'll wear a tie)


Were you shaking in your boots?
Did it scare it you half to death?
When you saw the falling arrows.

Won't that be a sight?
Won't that be a sight?

Here they come
Smashing the gate
Swallowing swords with a song
Now my throat's numb
Where to find you
Your bread and your butter
Your deals lie in gutter
You both will decide
And I'll wear a tie.

Chorus:
Were you shaking in your boots?
Did it scare you half to death?
When you saw the falling arrows.
Did you stop it in your tracks?
Or join the whole stampede?
Just to keep from spilling over...

Won't that be a sight?
Won't that be a sight?

If you croak I hope ya know I'm gonna toss you in the trash
You can't really blame us, we're only doin' what you asked
If you have yourself a son, I'm gonna tell your baby boy
That father time's chock full of lies
So don't jump in just yet

Doubting thomas deserves much more than we can give
If we win the lottery, let's buy an island just for him
So when that hurricane tries beatin' down the door
We can make him bat its eyes until it can't see what's a-...

Until we can't see what's ahead

You can sew me in stitches
And curse at the cautious
While it lasts
'Cause soon we'll all forget

If we croak I hope ya know it's gonna be in single files
Hunting for models that were never worth the while
Each one of us caught heat for throwing jack frost in july
And staring at the sun till our eyes were done
And we could not see what's a-...

Until we can't see what's ahead
You can sew me in stitches
And curse at the cautious
While it lasts
'Cause soon we'll all forget

I smell a rat and just in case
I'll set up traps and you're the bait, surprise
Surprise
If curiosity kills cats, we'd better
We'd better teach the cat to fight back

I'm waiting for you
I don't know why, when you always take your time
Into the middle we go
Let's see you try to kill me

Oh, I fell to the floor
Your eyes on mine

The little man straddles the fence
He never loses, never wins with confidence
Then more power to him
He doesn't need a telescope
To figure out he's jumping rope, hand over fist

I'm waiting for you
I don't know why, when you always take your time
Into the middle we go
Let's see you try to kill me

Oh, I fell to the floor
Your eyes on mine

I'm waiting for you
I don't know why, when you always take your time
Into the middle we go
Let's see you try

I'm waiting for you
I don't know why, when you always take your time
Into the middle we go
Let's see you try to kill me

Stay close if you wanna keep up
But don't get turned around.
Go ahead for the bullseye my friend
But know you're gonna get the horns.
Yellow-bellies never have any guts
But God, how he gets the glory.
The West was won from a cheater with a gun
And I hope he never lives it down.

Yeah...

Minced words from anonymous cowards
Fell down from kingdom come.
The threat and source from this obstacle course
Had us cornered in a guessing game.
Every attempt trying to kettle the fish
Rolls right in it's way
If I had to guess he's still making a mess
Worse than any thunderstorm.

Whoa...

No one turned over leaves, no one's branching out
No one went on a limb when he belted out
Get gone!
Someone looked for a clue, someone got the axe
Someone yelled in the wake of the great collapse
Get gone!

Let's stall like a Neanderthal
That can't make up his mind.
I'm not sorry if you've heard it before
Broken records wanna make a case.
The crop was stained, and I'm spinning the yarn,
Our ears still opened up.
If failed attempts were a lottery ticket
You can bet I'd be rakin' it in.

No one turned over leaves, no one's branching out
No one went on a limb when he belted out
Get gone!
Someone looked for a clue, someone got the axe
Someone yelled in the wake of the great collapse
Get gone!

Get gone, I said...

No one turned over leaves, no one's branching out
No one went on a limb when he belted out
Get gone!
Someone looked for a clue, someone got the axe
Someone yelled in the wake of the great collapse
Get gone!

Yeah...

I went right back home
You would have done the same
And never washed your hands
If you knew they'd dig up dirt again
It took a drought
To wash her out

So I was the sun
That slapped the rain
Until we all knew she'd go down the drain

They're the jacks of all trades
The fruits of our labors were laid out to rot
They danced and sang to the song of amazing grace
I told you so
Uh-oh

I got a runnin' start and
During my second wind
Stirred up all the dust
With an iron fist and her hair brush
It was the prettiest picture you ever saw
The prettiest picture not on the wall

I heard a voice
Covered my eyes
Wore a big smile when we dropped like flies

They're the jacks of all trades
The fruits of our labors were laid out to rot
They danced and sang to the song of amazing grace

I told you so

I went right back home
You would've done the same
Don't dare wash your hands
We both know they'll dig up dirt again
I got a runnin' start
And during my second wind had a fit
Like the bitter son of abraham

Hold your breath
Did you see the light?
Or did your cold shoulder leave us in the ice?

They're the jacks of all trades
The fruits of our labors were laid out to rot
They danced and sang to the song of amazing grace
I told you so

Uh-oh

Take a little dive into the shallow or spy
What do you see?
I see the tortoise and the hare in a rat-race
And it fits like a glove under my sleeve
Just wait till then
Their heads are the heaviest in operation
He has still not lost imagination
I can hear him mouth the whole ending
Just wait till then

We Marys had ourselves a ball
Oh, yes we did
We Marys had ourselves a ball
I must admit

Hang us those limbs, hold no virtue
Those told to hold project on my cue

Whether a he or a she, put your mouth where your money is
Are the birds of a feather that clever?
If I knew, I'd keep locks; that's a given
Just wait till then.
Their heads cast shadows like skyscrapers
Small enough to feed off the lesses
To put it all into perspective with definition

Oh, take a gander
The bigger they are, the harder they fall

Not needy you'll see, not needy
And I come with open arms over trees
Not needy you'll see

Listen to my proven guarantees while you're rolling up your sleeves
Beatin' on the chest
But we can keep it in a jar when it's comin' cats and dogs for days
We Marys had ourselves a ball and I guarantee
And what they've done for you, they've done for me

The sideways man walks on his hands
Can't keep from dragging his feet
And when he tries
I try

They twist his arms to get a headstart
Tycoons love hitting the jackpot
To get back what they've lost
He'd have to raise the bar

The desert heat left us all in the dark
Buried the sun so I carried the torch
Head over heels with eyes on the prize
I settled for less and it's more than enough
Just say when

Truth be told, I'd rather be sold
Than juggle stepping stones
But when he tries
I try

They all take part to get a headstart
Big whigs love hitting the jackpot
He's taking all the cheap shots
The referee was wrong

The way they left us all in the dark
They buried the sun so I carried the torch
The way they left our eyes on the prize
I've settled for less and it's more than enough
Just say when

The way they left us all in the dark
They buried the sun so I carried the torch
The way they left our eyes on the prize
I've settled for less and it's more than enough

The way they left us all in the dark
Head over heels just say enough
Just say when

Glow, but don't shine
A fuse for a blueprint, devices my hands built
Fought for these roads
Walked the rain in my raincoat
Drown in the flash flood
For we are alive
Give, givin' in, not used to Al Fresco
Does the sun know...
[Chorus:]
Today I forgot the zeros and ones?
Told you to conquer the rush
Sunday I remembered paper beats rock
Reached a mile high if I reached a foot
Leop-leopard skin is not above or beyond
No more a prince than a frog is
Fought for these roads
Not a check or a litmus
Taken bites to avenge us
For we are alive
Give, givin' in, not used to Al Fresco
Does the sun know...
[Chorus]
I'm figuring out the one thing he's not
Is above or beyond
And no one's packing up, taking off
Or waving goodbye for me all alone
[Chorus]
Yeah

Too much patience,
No resistance,
Within shouting distance,
You can hear a blind man's bluff,
Dragging names through the mud and still biting his tongue,
The devil's in the air and I'm spitting out prayers,
While the ravenous all eat their fill,

Tell me, tell me a story,
Tell me not to worry, or pick up the phone,
So turning, turning a deaf ear,
So that I don't hear them throwing stone,

Too much hog wart,
Not enough hearsay,
Always made the front page,
You could use a fine tooth comb to get a word from the wise,
Would be a welcome surprise,
Keep an ear to the ground so to drown out the sound of the failures that make me whole,

Tell me, tell me a story,
Tell me not to worry, or pick up the phone,
So turning, turning a deaf ear,
So that I don't hear them throwing stone,

These walls don't talk,
Even when somebody knocks,
These walls don't stand,
For anyone else but themselves,
These walls don't fall,
Even when gravity's failing us all,

Tell me, tell me a story,
Tell me not to worry, or pick up the phone,
So turning, turning a deaf ear,
So that I don't hear them throwing stone.

What dreams splendidly weaved from an atom bomb
Retrieved from a teleprompter.
Practical, you are not,
Cause you break the ice with a cotton swab.
A fever can cool us off, a handshake is a contact sport.

No one was waiting to throw out the pilot.
We'll float on the back of the winds that you send us.

Another tomorrow, shedding the shade we made yesterday.
Disguised as the lightning, dissolving all of the thunder, then -
Appeasing our monsters under the acrylic skies.
Another tomorrow..

Another tomorrow fills up my front window.
Outlasting the west wind and building ourselves in
So fly, and grab my hand here comes the crash
I live for the strong impact that render's both our airbags.
Seven folds take very letter you send, don't fold if you're made to bend, rekindle the feud again.

String up your harp, play like today will last five minutes.
It won't take long to sing us a song to stop the sirens.
Sing us a song to stop the silence.