Story Behind The Song
My grandpa went from peaching the Gospel in the skid-row missions to a total renunciation of God. Embracing communism, he walked out of his family and has spent the rest of his life as a con man.
Song Description
Sometimes you hold onto your pride and indifference, right up until the bitter end
| Song Length |
3:54 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Rock - Indie/Low-Fi |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Mad, Miserable |
Subject |
Failure, Numbness |
| Similar Artists |
Bruce Springsteen, Lyle Lovett |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I grew up in the plains of Iowa
Me and my brothers could fly
Everything was so much easier than
No speck in my eye
Me and Byron went to Korea to save some weary souls
I fought for my brother and I fought for my life
Then I met a woman
She changed my mind
She made better so I made her my wife
We made a family than, settled down
I wasn't always that great, but I did provide
10 years went by
I slipped into a coma of communism and anger
As God forgot my life
And I loved a woman
Whose faith would abide She was the stronger
She was my wife
I think of the man I used to be, the man I was
I used to be so good but I ain't nothin' now
I never wanted this life anyway
A wife and all these kids
I just wish they'd shut their mouths
Cause I need some answers
A light in the dark
You owe me blessings or you ain't no God