The Dust-Ups

Lyrics

I'm as strong as any other man
I'm as scared as they say
I been up and down the mountain, I been wasting time away
I got one chip left to bargain
I got half a soul to save
If you're ever gonna win, you know you gotta play

And pick apart the Western sky
Scream at the stars 'til you're satisfied
Your best laid plans have gone awry
You pick apart the Western sky

I hear laughter in the kitchen
I hear footsteps in the hall
I am safe and I am sorry with my back against the wall
Now a higher tide is coming
Won't be nothing left at all
There's an altruistic side of this that I just can't recall

And pick apart the Western sky
Scream at the stars 'til you're satisfied
Your best laid plans have gone awry
You pick apart the Western sky

And ain't it strange how time can fade like a key dropped in the grass?
The days are long and then you're gone like a cigarette burned to ash
Now and then, we start again, daffodils in May
By summer's end, we burn to cinder gray

I'm lonely and I'm tired
I have no place to be
Been tossed around this same damn town like a ship upon the sea
Now grant to me my last request
One last simple plea
Don't you shed a single tear before you bury me

And pick apart the Western sky
Scream at the stars 'til you're satisfied
Your best laid plans have gone awry
You pick apart the Western sky

Pick apart the Western sky
Scream at the stars 'til you're satisfied
Your best laid plans have gone awry
You pick apart the western sky