Poor Man's Son - Noah Gundersen

Baby, if you really love me You will better understand That the silver in your pocket Ain't no measure of a man And though the fortunes of our fathers We aspire to rise above When you're born into a breed You're signed in blood I'm a poor man's son Workin' all night long Got a bad guitar And a simple song You're a rich man's daughter Look at what you've done You went and fell in love With a poor man's son Baby, you were born in splendor To a house of wealth and fame Your mother was a spender And you grew up on a stage And girl you could've loved for money Could've fooled around for fame But you went and took a chance On the real thing Though the fortunes of our fathers We aspire to rise above When you're born into a breed You're signed in blood I'm a poor man's son Workin' all night long Got a bad guitar And a simple song You're a rich man's daughter You're a rich man's daughter I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son Poor man's son I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son I'm a poor man's son

Poor Man's Son I was a boy, I Was a good little boy Wantin' in the playground fun They said ah na ney boy you can't play 'Cause you were born a poor man's son I met a girl, she was a pretty little girl Would you be my only one She said meet me where nobody can see 'Cause you were born a poor man's son I spent all my lifetime Thinkin' what I coulda done While I worked my fingers to the bone I met a man, he was a business man I said I'm a hard workin' son of a gun He said you know the rule You should've stayed in school But you were born a poor man's son I spent all my lifetime Thinkin' what I coulda done While I worked my fingers to the bone I met a guy, he was a crazy guy He said I'm goin' to get me some Let's go across the tracks where They keep that jack All we need is a little back gun They got the hounds and they Tracked us down They said we know what you have done You're gonna do the time it's gonna Fit the crime You shoulda shot a poor man's son (3x)

Crawl into my skin, I'll crawl into yours Teach each other what our bodies are for Learn how to sink and you learn how to swim Learn how to lose and you learn how to win So buy me a drink, and I'll buy you a drink You don't seem to care what your boyfriend would think With the prophet Isaiah on the crook of your arm Saying, "I will protect you from all earthly harm Fear thou not, fear thou not My right hand will hold you, fear thou not" I call you trouble, you call me friend And I had no intention of losing again I'm the reason you're guilty, I'm the other man's arms Honey, what am I doing, how did I get this far "Fear thou not, fear thou not My right hand will hold you, fear thou not Fear thou not, fear thou not My right hand will hold you, fear thou not, fear thou not"

Fall of the light through the ceiling fan Tryna catch it with your hand Your fingers slip if the timing's bad We never knew how little time we had Paint the haze on all the years All your hopes and all your fears All the silly lies for love And you forget just what the reason was It was just like you promised We were better off in time Your memory is softer round the eyes And I'm mostly being honest When I tell you that I'm fine Until I wake up in the middle of the night On the wrong side Fool me once, fool me twice Fuck it, fool me a thousand times 'Cause you still look like silver and gold Though that photograph is four years old I come back to it all the time When we found what we were trying to find With no one else out on the beach For a moment there we had our peace It was just like you promised We were better off in time Your memory is softer round the eyes And I'm mostly being honest When I tell you that I'm fine Until I wake up in the middle of the night On the wrong side

Jesus, Jesus, could you tell me what the problem is With the world and all the people in it? Because I've been hearing stories 'bout the end of the world But I'm in love with a girl, and I don't wanna leave her And the television screams such hideous things They're talking about the war on the radio They say the whole thing's gonna blow And we will all be left alone No, we'll be dead, and we won't know what hit us Jesus, Jesus, if you're up there, won't you hear me? 'Cause I've been wondering if you're listening for quite a while And Jesus, Jesus, it's such a pretty place we live in And I know we fucked it up, but please, be kind Don't let us go out like the dinosaurs Or blown to bits in a Third World War There are a hundred different things I'd still like to do I'd like to climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower Look up from the ground at a meteor shower And maybe even raise a family Jesus, Jesus, there are those that say they love you But they have treated me so goddamn mean And I know you said, "Forgive them for they know not what they do" But sometimes I think they do And I think about you And if all the heathens burn in hell, do all their children burn as well? What about the Muslims and the gays and the unwed mothers? And what about me and all my friends? Are we all sinners if we sin? Does it even matter in the end if we're unhappy? Jesus, Jesus, I'm still looking for answers Though I know that I won't find them here tonight But Jesus, Jesus, could you call me if you have the time? And maybe we could meet for coffee and work it out And maybe then I'll understand what it's all about

If I was Atlantis and you were the sea I'd sneak up behind you and break your knees I'd cut off your fingers and both of your feet So you couldn't reach me, but you couldn't leave If I was a painter, if I was brave I'd hang up a canvas and give it a name I'd call it the future and just leave it blank Get high off the fumes and die in the paint It's overdramatic, yeah, I know Somebody cast me in a TV show Where I play an addict, a drunken romantic Always reaching for another drink But after a season I'd get replaced By some asshole with a better face But I'll steal the costume on my way out And I'll wear it when we go dancing Wipe all the makeup off of your face We can turn off the lights if it makes you feel safe I learned about love in American cars A rusted-out frame and a lot of spare parts But there in the backseat, freezing cold Just barely seventeen years old I saw the dragon and I gave chase A perfect example of a hopeless case And every doctor that drew my blood Could find no explanation Maybe it's a virus, maybe it's love Or just my imagination If I was Atlantis and you were the sea I'd sneak up behind you and set you free

Death is coming, carried on his crooked wings I can't do anything Death is coming, carried on his crooked wings I can't do anything Hold onto what you've got Put a lock on the door, double the knot Love is coming, coming for to carry me I don't know anything Love is coming, coming for to carry me I don't know anything Send the rain, send my love Send my love to everyone Send the rain, send my love Send my love to everyone Ooh, aah Ooh, hey Send the rain, send my love Send my love to everyone Send the rain, send my love Send my love to everyone Send the rain, send my love Send my love to everyone Send the rain, send my love Send my love to everyone To everyone To everyone