A Song For Katie - Kevin Morby

Nothing's what I thought it was before I used to think the world was true And now I'm not so sure 'Cause everyone includin' me Is always tryin' to be somethin' they're not Oh, I don't see the things that I used to see Everywhere I go Sombody's tryin' to sell somethin' to me But who's the asshole That convinced us all that happiness isn't free? It feels like a river keeps unwindin' It feels like a clock with awful timin' Everybody's full of shit, there's no denyin' It feels like I'm searchin' for the truth In a world that's always lyin' I don't dream the way I used to dream Now that I'm older, people say They're way out of my reach And all a college degree taught me is That passion ain't somethin' you're guaranteed It feels like the love, it keeps on dyin' Feels like the break in a silver linin' Everybody's full of shit, there's no denyin' It feels like I'm searchin' for the truth In a world that's always lyin' (Truth will set you free) (Truth will set you free) I don't love the way I used to love Once I gave myself to someone Who said it'd never be enough But a broken heart has shown me That I still know how to get back up It feels like the sunrise keeps on risin' Feels like the stars keep alignin' With every precious day I'm given I'm reminded to keep on searchin' for the truth Yeah, keep on searchin' for the truth In a world that's always lyin'

I used to dream myself To somewhere else each night I dreamed in color Caused i lived in black and white Until i chanced upon this road that led to you I could not see How anything could be Better than a dream Stranger than my wild imagination If this is a real sensation It's better than a dream Higher than the moon Hazy like a beautiful illusion Crazy and in confusion And better than a dream I used to wish I was beyond some distant door I knew there must be more to life And now I'm sure No dreams of pirate caves Or Indian braves Or magic carpets could Ever be this good Better than a dream Stranger than my wild imagination If this is a real sensation It's better than a dream Higher than the moon Hazy like a beautiful illusion Crazy and in confusion And better than a dream And better than a dream

It's a time to buy, a time for shopping Going to the store and make a choice But everything she sees, it's like they're talking Talking at her with a different voice Laura's head is buzzing Can't remember what she came here for Couldn't keep her promise Not to gaze at things she can't afford Cause there's shoes, bags and silk scarves And dreams of summer days And now she's wording a letter to her bosses For a raise But then she passes the baby section With the tinest shoes on shiny trays It's a time to buy, a time for shopping Going to the store and make a choice But everything she sees, it's like they're talking Talking at her with their different voices A singer's voice, and her mother's pleas And the voice of countless charities But the one she heeds with certainty says Have it all, have it all, have it all Margaret's by the mannequins Gazing at their suits and shoulders still no man And it's another year of winter holidays But soon she'll have him, and buy him They'll sit like this and they'll go skiing every year He's around the corner, the man who'll love her And understand her and her career It's a time to buy, a time for shopping Going to the store and make a choice But everything she sees, it's like they're talking Talking at her with their different voices A singer's voice, and her mother's pleas And the voice of countless charities But the one she heeds with certainty says Have it all, have it all, have it all It's a time to buy, a time for shopping Going to the store and make a choice But everything she sees, it's like they're talking Talking at her with their different voices A singer's voice, and her mother's pleas And the voice of countless charities But the one she heeds with certainty says Have it all, have it all, have it all

Dear God, do you forgive me? I'm so sorry Dear God Dear God I'm so, so sorry I'm so sorry, I'll try never to do it again Please forgive me Please forgive me I'm so sorry I'm so sorry Dear God, do you forgive me? I'm so, so sorry I'm so, so sorry I'm so sorry, I'll try to never do it again I'm so sorry, I'll try never to do it again Amen Congratulations, congratulations You have survived, oh, you stayed alive This life is a killer, but, oh, what a riot Just to wake up each morning, just to open your eyes You got a beautiful body and a beautiful mind Oh, my baby girl, you're one of a kind They'll say Congratulations Congratulations Congratulations I go down to the station to the little salutations To the travels with patience, oh, congratulations All this coming and going, oh, it just gets old I want to stay here with you and our beautiful home And count our blessings and count our friends And pray to God it never comes to an end I'll say Dear God, please forgive me Dear God, please forgive me Dear God, please forgive me Congratulations on your beautiful life Oh, my baby girl, you'll live 'til you're dead And they say, congratulations

All the people you knew were all mad at you All the people you knew crowded the avenue If you're not appearing then you're disappearing If you're not appearing then you'll disappear You're looking pale, here, take a vitamin Open the door, please, let some sunshine in If you're not appearing then you're disap- If you're not appearing then you'll disap- If you go down to Memphis Please don't go swimming in the Mississippi River If you must, if you do, ooh Take off your jacket and take off your boots Just don't wash up on Beale

Everybody talking 'bout one, two, three, four Everybody talking 'bout one, two, three, four Everybody do the one, two, three, four Everybody talking 'bout one, two, three Well, you know I'd walk a mile just to die Gotta learn what that door is for Gotta learn what that door is for Gotta learn what that door is for Gotta learn what that door is for Well you know I'd walk a mile just to die, die, die, die, die Bad luck coming up Good luck is gone Bad luck coming up Good luck is gone And the mile that I speak of is the one I'm on Whoo! Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, Tommy They were all my friends And they died

Have you seen my lover with her long blonde hair? Everything we did just went so wrong Last time that I saw her, she was standing there Now, I've come to wonder where she's gone Where she's gone, Lord Where she's gone, Lord Now, I've come to wonder where she's gone And have you seen my mother She's out looking for my father? Didn't think that she'd be gone this long He's gone where you can't go but I let her have her fun Now, I've come to wonder where she's gone Where she's gone, Lord Where she's gone, Lord Now, I've come to wonder where she's gone And what about my sister? She looks just like me Looking into her is like a mirror And when we were young We weren't two but one Sometimes I come to wonder where she's gone Where she's gone, Lord Where she's gone Without a kingdom Without a bed over my head Don't believe what they told you Believe what you heard or what I said And now I go down, towards the water In which we cried And now I go down, towards the dirt In which we died, died, died, died Destroyer (destroyer) Destroyer (destroyer) And, oh, what about me? I'm out wandering the streets Silently carrying a song Until it gets too loud And it comes rushing out of my mouth Oh, you'll probably wonder where I've gone Where I've gone, Lord Where I've gone, Lord Oh, you'll probably wonder where I've gone Destroyer Destroyer (destroyer) (Destroyer) (Destroyer) (Destroyer) (Destroyer) (Destroyer)

When I was young, just under 21 I tore my town apart by emptying my loaded gun Into the atmosphere, catching bodies along the way And now the Lord can't help me, and there ain't no god to save A wretch like me A wretch like me A wretch like me My family is upset, but I'm still their baby boy Who's never gone nowhere alone, but now I ain't got no choice I'm going down, I'm going down I'm going down, down, down, I'm going down Oh, but I don't wanna go to hell No, I don't wanna go to hell But if the devil is a bully Then I guess I might as well still be alive And at the football games, everyone will know my name Won't matter if they're local, or they're in from outta state The innocent boy turned dangerous who went to the mall that day He grew up in the foothills He went to that mall to slay And like a bad dream, that feels so real That it can't be, but it is still And like a nightmare taken out of sleep It hits you in the morning like a newspaper at your feet My name will reign My name will reign My name will reign Cryin' on my mama's shoulders holdin' my daddy's hand Look into my sister's eyes, I know it's hard to understand That what I did, won't be forgiven And what I did, is neverending But look up at the school and tell me What do you see? There's something wrong with all of them There's nothing wrong with me My name will reign My name will reign My name will reign My name will reign My name will reign, reign My name will reign My name will reign, reign My name will reign My name will reign, reign My name will reign My name will reign, reign My name will reign When I was young, just under 21 I tore my town apart by emptying my loaded gun Into the atmosphere, catching bodies along the way And now the Lord can't help me, and there ain't no god to save A wretch like me