Don't Know When But a Day is Gonna Come
Was it true what I heard about the Son of God?
Did he come to save, did he come at all?
And if I dried his feet with my dirty hair
Would he make me clean again?
They say they don't know when but a day is gonna come
When there won't be a moon and there won't be a sun
It will just go black, it will just go back
To the way it was before
I knew a lovely girl with such pretty pride
And every man wanted her, yeah and so did I
Yeah, and so did I, but she up and died
In a fit of vanity
Now men with purple hearts carry silver guns
And they'll kill a man for what his father has done
But what my father did, you know it don't mean shit
I'm not him
But it's hard to ignore of news reports
They say we must defend ourselves, fight on foreign soil
Against the infidels with some oil wells
God saves gas prices
And you think I need some discipline, well, I've had my share
Now I've been sent to my room, I've been sat in a chair
And I held my tongue, I didn't plug my ears
No, I got a good talking to
Now I don't know why, but I still try to smile
When they talk at me like I'm just a child
Well, I'm not a child
No, I am much younger than that
But now I've read some books, and I've grown quite brave
If I could just speak up, I think I would say
That there is no truth, there is only you
And what you make the truth
So I'll just sing my songs, and I'll pass a hat
And then I'll leave your town, and I'll never look back
No, I don't look back because the road is clear
And laid out ahead of me
Now I'll get home, I'll meet my friends at our favorite bar
We'll get some lighter heads for our heavy hearts
And we'll share a drink, yeah, we'll share our fears
And they'll know how I love them
They will know how I love
They will know how I love them
I'm nothing without their love
Now I don't know when, but a day is gonna come
When there won't be a moon and there won't be a sun
It will all go black, it will all go back
To the way it's supposed to be
Is it true what they say about the Son of God?
Did he die for us, did he die at all?
And if I sold my soul for a bag of gold to you
Which one of us would be the foolish one?
Which one of us would be the fool?
Which one of us would be the foolish one?
Which one of us would be the fool?
Could you, please, start explaining?
You know I need some understanding
Could you, please, start explaining?
You know I need some understanding
Could you, please, start explaining?
You know I need some understanding
I could do with some explaining
You know I wanna understand
Did he come to save, did he come at all?
And if I dried his feet with my dirty hair
Would he make me clean again?
They say they don't know when but a day is gonna come
When there won't be a moon and there won't be a sun
It will just go black, it will just go back
To the way it was before
I knew a lovely girl with such pretty pride
And every man wanted her, yeah and so did I
Yeah, and so did I, but she up and died
In a fit of vanity
Now men with purple hearts carry silver guns
And they'll kill a man for what his father has done
But what my father did, you know it don't mean shit
I'm not him
But it's hard to ignore of news reports
They say we must defend ourselves, fight on foreign soil
Against the infidels with some oil wells
God saves gas prices
And you think I need some discipline, well, I've had my share
Now I've been sent to my room, I've been sat in a chair
And I held my tongue, I didn't plug my ears
No, I got a good talking to
Now I don't know why, but I still try to smile
When they talk at me like I'm just a child
Well, I'm not a child
No, I am much younger than that
But now I've read some books, and I've grown quite brave
If I could just speak up, I think I would say
That there is no truth, there is only you
And what you make the truth
So I'll just sing my songs, and I'll pass a hat
And then I'll leave your town, and I'll never look back
No, I don't look back because the road is clear
And laid out ahead of me
Now I'll get home, I'll meet my friends at our favorite bar
We'll get some lighter heads for our heavy hearts
And we'll share a drink, yeah, we'll share our fears
And they'll know how I love them
They will know how I love
They will know how I love them
I'm nothing without their love
Now I don't know when, but a day is gonna come
When there won't be a moon and there won't be a sun
It will all go black, it will all go back
To the way it's supposed to be
Is it true what they say about the Son of God?
Did he die for us, did he die at all?
And if I sold my soul for a bag of gold to you
Which one of us would be the foolish one?
Which one of us would be the fool?
Which one of us would be the foolish one?
Which one of us would be the fool?
Could you, please, start explaining?
You know I need some understanding
Could you, please, start explaining?
You know I need some understanding
Could you, please, start explaining?
You know I need some understanding
I could do with some explaining
You know I wanna understand
Credits
Writer(s): Conor Oberst
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Other Album Tracks
- The Big Picture
- Method Acting
- False Advertising
- You Will. You? Will. You? Will. You? Will.
- Lover I Don't Have to Love
- Bowl of Oranges
- Don't Know When But a Day is Gonna Come
- Nothing Gets Crossed Out
- Make War
- Waste of Paint
All Album Tracks: LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground >
Altri album
- Five Dice, All Threes
- Bells and Whistles
- Christmas in Prison (feat. John Prine) - Single
- Pan and Broom (Eve Maret Remix)
- The People's Key: A Companion - EP
- Cassadaga: A Companion
- Noise Floor: A Companion
- Middleman (Companion Version)
- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning: A Companion
- LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A Companion
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