Cut and Dry

Well I don't care where you've been
That's a lie but I still wonder when
Back when I was clever
When those lungs hung high and weathered
Wasn't how you planned it
Everybody dies you're goddam right
Well I've been known to be cut and dry
Life's not grey it's black and white
So tell me all about your favorite life
Where the foothills bleed and the mountains sigh
Now tell me all about the one that died
Where the clouds are grey and you ran all night
And pick it up to see if it still feels right
It's an empty light but it burns all night
We'll I don't know bout my life
I wasn't eager to find out
There's no easy answers
But you'll surely have your doubts
Talk to me Tell me who I am carefully now begin again
Forget the past Tell me who I'll be quietly what became of me
Well I've been known to be someone's life
You said it right, it's a goddamn lie
They'll hang you out to dry on any line
When the wind comes by and the sun feels fine
But you believe the lie you spread around
Gave it back to us like its lost and found
And pick it up to see if it still feels right
It's an empty light but it burns all night