For Goodness Sake Lyrics - Gold Country - Chuck Ragan

Simple backbeats seem to soothe me 

If I could hold them I would let's say 

Take some rest as if not wicked 

And walk around enjoying silence 

A world away, elders gather 

Speak their tongue and hardly falter 

With words of bound, joy and grievance 

Simple song, work and penance 

To drawn hate like a stone 

And walk the path overgrown 

Never to lay awake 

And if so for goodness sake 

Well down the road the deer are crossing 

And the grass is greener where they're walking 

Rattling beasts and heavy movements 

Mark them now son before we lose them 

Bear your arms ever so wisely 

Or burn them all if you have no need 

And dress to kill but kill so kindly 

A hollow heart's too weak and weary 

To drawn hate like a stone 

And walk the path overgrown 

Never to lay awake 

And if so for goodness sake 

Now call me crazy but all the old ways 

Of simple living are slowly fading 

All we buy is time before we die 

And lay on down desensitized 

A wise old friend recently told me: 

"An idle mind is the devil's playpen" 

Mind the gaps and watch them closely 

Spread the love but choose your friends wisely 

Love yourself to love your family 

And find the difference between wants and needs 

Be sure to stop and count your blessings 

Smell the roses and fight for something 

To drawn hate like a stone 

And walk the path overgrown 

Never to lay awake 

And if so for goodness sake 

Now call me crazy but all the old ways 

Of simple living are slowly fading 

All we buy is time before we die 

And lay on down desensitized