as far as i've been able to find, the lyrics have gone through three solid "evolutionary stages" - pre Summer So Far, Summer So Far (Lillywhites), 2002 tour. the lyrics above are the pre SSF ones (sure, these probably changed every night for quite some time). the SSF lyrics can be found at http://www.dmbml.com/music/lyrics/lillywhite.html way down at the bottom. the 2002 lyrics are as follows: Watcha got, watcha got
In your hand
Father said to Son
I’ve got the whole world here, daddy
‘tween my fingers and my thumb.
You take care of it please,
For it’s the only one.
But it’ll take me a lifetime, old man
To undo what you’ve done.
Undo what you’ve done.
Oh come on now, the boy
Now what would Jesus do.
Shake his head like the angry mother spoke
The boy and say, I did what I could do.
You take care of these,
For it’s the only one.
And it’ll take you ten lifetimes, boy
To undo what I’ve done.
Boy shrugged, walked away,
The man stood and watched
As he was leaving.
The boy just walked away
The man stood and hold thinking.
One hand is empty,
The other hand holds the gun.
Everything seems open,
Everything is shut down, down, down
Begin to (enter? end it?)
Is it really just to go round, around, around
And when it stop, yeah, its
Nothing more than nothing more than
My point of view.
Watcha got, watcha got
In your head?
Your secret’s safe with me.
Well, I found the truth
My friend
Let me whisper in your ear.
Take good care of it please,
It’s the only one there is
Can I twist it, please,
Can I give it just a little twist?
But boy shrugged, and walked away,
The man stood, and watched
As he was leaving.
The boy just walked away,
The man stood alone twisting.
One hand is empty, oh,
The other holds the gun.
Everything is open.
Everything is shut down, down, down,
No one is holding
Even if, even if it’s (?),
You never know at all,
The ground beneath you’s nothing more
Than one point of view.
But boy shrugged and walked away,
The man stood and watched
As he was leaving.
The boy just walked away,
The man stood alone twisting.
One hand is bleeding,
The other hand holds the gun.
Everything is open, oh,
Everything is shut down, down, down
No one is holding,
Even if, even if you know,
You never know at all,
The ground beneath you’s nothing more
Than one point of view.
But boy shrugged walked away,
The man stood and watched
As he was leaving.
The man just stood there twisting.
as Brian Pace says in an article at nancies.org, these lyrics have sections that seem to deal with priest abuse (article at http://www.nancies.org/articles/020518.php )
as far as i've been able to find, the lyrics have gone through three solid "evolutionary stages" - pre Summer So Far, Summer So Far (Lillywhites), 2002 tour. the lyrics above are the pre SSF ones (sure, these probably changed every night for quite some time). the SSF lyrics can be found at http://www.dmbml.com/music/lyrics/lillywhite.html way down at the bottom. the 2002 lyrics are as follows: Watcha got, watcha got In your hand Father said to Son I’ve got the whole world here, daddy ‘tween my fingers and my thumb.
You take care of it please, For it’s the only one. But it’ll take me a lifetime, old man To undo what you’ve done.
Undo what you’ve done. Oh come on now, the boy Now what would Jesus do. Shake his head like the angry mother spoke The boy and say, I did what I could do.
You take care of these, For it’s the only one. And it’ll take you ten lifetimes, boy To undo what I’ve done.
Boy shrugged, walked away, The man stood and watched As he was leaving. The boy just walked away The man stood and hold thinking.
One hand is empty, The other hand holds the gun. Everything seems open, Everything is shut down, down, down Begin to (enter? end it?) Is it really just to go round, around, around And when it stop, yeah, its Nothing more than nothing more than My point of view.
Watcha got, watcha got In your head? Your secret’s safe with me. Well, I found the truth My friend Let me whisper in your ear.
Take good care of it please, It’s the only one there is Can I twist it, please, Can I give it just a little twist?
But boy shrugged, and walked away, The man stood, and watched As he was leaving. The boy just walked away, The man stood alone twisting.
One hand is empty, oh, The other holds the gun. Everything is open. Everything is shut down, down, down, No one is holding Even if, even if it’s (?), You never know at all, The ground beneath you’s nothing more Than one point of view.
But boy shrugged and walked away, The man stood and watched As he was leaving. The boy just walked away, The man stood alone twisting.
One hand is bleeding, The other hand holds the gun. Everything is open, oh, Everything is shut down, down, down No one is holding, Even if, even if you know, You never know at all, The ground beneath you’s nothing more Than one point of view.
But boy shrugged walked away, The man stood and watched As he was leaving. The man just stood there twisting.
as Brian Pace says in an article at nancies.org, these lyrics have sections that seem to deal with priest abuse (article at http://www.nancies.org/articles/020518.php )