Meanwhile - Fool's Garden

Disempowered The scattering flock Dances in a fever At the Castle Rock Dust devils cypress Ripening fruit Ascending quick Into the author's bathroom Fon, Jo and Tootsie Are out on a wire Meth-toothed junkies Are full of desire Meanwhile Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do Meanwhile Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do And there's nothing I can say to you I've got a lot of work to do I guess I'll leave it up to you Uninvited We'll stay if we want Searching through your closets For your grandfathers gun We will swim in your kidney, Kidney shaped pool Scratching at the bottom For another clue, yeah Fon, Jo and Tootsie Are out on a wire Meth-toothed junkies Are full of desire Meanwhile Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do Meanwhile Rick James takes her nude And there's nothing I can do And there's nothing I can say to you And there's nothing I can do And there's nothing I can say to you I've got a lot of work to do I guess I'll leave it up to you

So the government built up Now you see me on the hilltop Got a handle on my visions I never worshiped no one Gotta get my sawn off Or to cruise with the molotov Can you see me get fired up? Can you see me gettin' riled up? Tryna make that connection Tryna make that connection With their eyes on the underground I make my way to the surface 'Cause you gotta keep rockin' with them Keep on partyin' with them You gotta get through this I gotta break through this You better run for your life Run from the fire in the sky Like the smoke from that cigar Am I wastin' precious time? Is the writin' on the wall? Is the writin' on the wall? The money's all been made The people all been slayed Well, tell me I belong Well, tell me I belong You better run for your life Run from the fire in the sky Tryna make that connection Uh, gotta make that connection

20 minutes south of a Nashville town There's a boy ridin' on a bike Grass-stained tee, and his scraped-up knees From an older brother backyard fight Only thing he loves is his mama And playing catch with his dad Can't wrap his mind around ever needing Anything more than that But meanwhile in Carolina There's a girl in a princess dress Running through the kitchen And dancing on her bed Two stories God is painting One day, He will combine 'em That boy from Tennessee, has never crossed her mind yet But ten hours away, she's growing up beside him Meanwhilе in Carolina Boy grows up, writing songs about love Kind he only knows at 16 Whether in between classes or baseball practice He's thinking 'bout girls it seems And there's a wonderin' about forever A prayer he always prays And in a beach town by the water Is this one that sounds the same 'Cause meanwhile in Carolina There's a girl with her best friends Talking about Prince Charming Planning forever in their heads Two stories God is painting One day, He will combine 'em That boy from Tennessee, is every dream in her mind, but She's just waiting on the day he comes to find her Meanwhile in Carolina Yeah, meanwhile in Carolina Meanwhile in Tennessee Every turn, he learns something About what it'd take to keep her when he finds her Then God lets him in on the secret He's been hiding That meanwhile in Carolina There's a girl with eyes of green That's everything and more Than my mind could ever dream Two stories God was painting That day that He combined 'em That boy from Tennessee can't believe how they lined up That girl he was looking for that whole time was Meanwhile in Carolina (meanwhile in Carolina) Meanwhile in Carolina

Won't you take this cup from me Cause fear has stolen all my sleep If tomorrow means my death Pray you'll save their souls with it Let the songs I sing bring joy to you Let the words I say confess my love Let the notes I choose be your favorite tune Father let my heart be after you In this hour of doubt I see Who I am is not just me So give me strength to die myself So love can live to tell the tale Let the songs I sing bring joy to you Let the words I say confess my love Let the notes I choose be your favorite tune Father let my heart be after you Father let my heart be For you For you For you For you Let the songs I sing bring joy to you Let the words I say confess my love Let the notes I choose be your favorite tune Father let my heart be after you Father let my heart be after you

We all make mistakes (go) And one of mine was putting up with the horse shit (go) They say any kind of press is good Wasting my time on a shoot Because I should Sometimes I can't complain, though (go) Never looking good makes me a bankroll To make sure I'm stable So, if I crash my car and need insurance, then I'm able (Hello?) What is wrong with you? You got a problem with me I'm gonna make you wait in line As long as the DMV so they'll never reach me 'Cause I don't have time for that chatter That movie was awesome, man I love the character he played on Spongebob That's cool, that's what he was known for I literally went out on a limb, not planning ahead That's why it's been such a slow journey Journey to the top I guess I'll just go until I burn out As long as the wax keeps dripping I'll make sure to stay lit Stay lit Stay lit Stay lit