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You were
carrying a lot of weight upon your shoulders
and shrugging it off like
it didn't even matter
And I was
caught holding a door for an old bowlegged stranger
And he looked at me like
I ain't done him a favor
And oh...
You were
walking down the street in your patent leather
and wearing it out 'cause
it looks better weathered
You were
caught holding a door for an old bowlegged stranger
And he looked at you like
he'd never been better
But oh...
Don't be angry
Don't be sad, don't be blue
And why on earth should you do what god wants you to do
when he's got more than a few
manuals from which to choose?
And the sadness you have
is the love that you feel
trying to turn itself into something that's real...
You were
carrying a lot of weight upon your shoulders
and shrugging it off like
it didn't even matter
And I was
caught holding a door for you in threatening weather
And you looked at me like
You'd never been better...
carrying a lot of weight upon your shoulders
and shrugging it off like
it didn't even matter
caught holding a door for an old bowlegged stranger
And he looked at me like
I ain't done him a favor
walking down the street in your patent leather
and wearing it out 'cause
it looks better weathered
caught holding a door for an old bowlegged stranger
And he looked at you like
he'd never been better
Don't be sad, don't be blue
And why on earth should you do what god wants you to do
when he's got more than a few
manuals from which to choose?
is the love that you feel
trying to turn itself into something that's real...
carrying a lot of weight upon your shoulders
and shrugging it off like
it didn't even matter
caught holding a door for you in threatening weather
And you looked at me like
You'd never been better...
Song Info
Submitted by
mmcglathery On Sep 06, 2010
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I love the tune. But, the lyrics make me sad.
"And why on earth should you do what god wants you to do when he's got more than a few manuals from which to choose?"
Yes, God has many books with all the knowledge of the universe, but there is only one Plan. If you want to live with God and be linked with your spouse and children, that's the only Plan that will work. That's the "straight and narrow" path we hear from the pulpits and our hearts.
"And the sadness you have is the love that you feel"
Nope. the sadness is from stepping off the course that your heart knows is true.
"...trying to turn itself into something that's real..."
In a sense, this is partly true but not in the way the artists intend. Going against the Plan, the Plan of Salvation, is attempting to force what's false into what is real. It's like putting your finger in a flame and fully expecting it to tickle.
This song saddens me.
Too charming.