Granny (Live at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI 08.07.04) - Dave Matthews Band

Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some understanding here today Picket lines, sister and picket signs, sister Don't come to me, sister, with brutality, sister First talk to me, sister then you will see, sister Oh, what's going on, what's going on What's going on, what's going on Oh, what's going on, what's going on Yeah, what's going on Father, father, everybody thinks we're wrong But who are they to judge us Simply because our hair is long You know we've got to find a way To bring some understanding here today We're picket lines, brother and we're picket signs, brother Don't come to me, brother, with brutality, brother First talk to me, brother and you will see, brother Oh, what's going on, yeah, what's going on What's going on, what's going on Oh, what's going on, what's going on I'll tell you what's going on What's going on What's going on What's going on What's going on, please tell me

At dead of night when strangers roam The streets in search of anyone who'll take them home I lie alone, the clock strikes three And anyone who wanted to could contact me At dead of night 'til break of day Endless thoughts and questions keep me awake It's much too late Where've you been? Who've you seen? You didn't phone when you said you would Do you lie? Do you try To keep in touch? You know you could I've tried to see your point of view But could not hear or see For jealousy I never knew time pass so slow I wish I'd never met you or that I could bear to let you go At dead of night 'til break of day Endless thoughts and questions keep me awake It's much too late Where've you been? Who've you seen? You didn't phone when you said you would Do you lie? Do you try To keep in touch? You know you could I've tried to see your point of view But could not hear or see For jealousy I never knew 'til I met you

Crazy as I may Make my way through this world Oh, it's for no one but me to say What direction I should turn in now 'Cause I am the captain of this ship Wanting eyes and kissing lips The same as it was And will remain until I'm done and gone Strange, but it seems There's mutiny brewing inside of me now I don't want your pity Just the promise that I'll be alright 'Cause I am the captain of this ship Curious hands and fingertips The same as it was And will be until I'm gone Oh, I know I'm a dreamer Still think it's strange? I won't be here for long Oh, I know that I feel Oh, wait and go again, again Oh, look, I'm buried Like a cancer eating away inside of me I don't want your pity Only the promise that I'll be okay now But I am the captain of this ship Curious hands and fingertips The same as it was before here Here, back after all Why should I be hypnotized By the promise of a long life? Why should I hold hope In tiny, tiny dribbles that glide by? Why should I lean on everything upon? I won't be here long Oh, I know I'm a dreamer Still seems a truth I won't be long for here Oh, it's so, but I think I lay this On now your lips I'm drowning I am the captain of, oh, but, I'll be okay after all