From the recording Portrait
Lyrics
Inches and pounds you only get one
turn around
and then they'll put you in the deep
dark ground
With a ton of dirty to hold you down
At any cost
I don't know how we all got on
But let's get off
Here and now
You say you're not sure where it comes from
you just think you wanna take it anyhow
and I would not contain you
I'd always want you to be free
I'll give you everything average man can manage
an' I'll borrow, beg, an' steal the in-betweens
Cuz I know just what it means to go without some things you really
need
Inches and pounds you only get one
turn around
Branches and stones
shake them trees and roll them
bones
There ain't no nothin' says we can't
go this our own
So sell the house, an' ditch your car, an' lose your phone
Cuz here's the news
We're puttin' brand new feet inside
these worn out shoes
We're kickin' bricks
Instead of changing swords to plow shares, they're changing plow
shares back to swords and sticks
And I would not assume to
pretend there's any more than what's at stake
But it doesn't make a difference
if it really doesn't matter
and if it doesn't matter
what difference does it make
Before our hearts grow old and our
bodies break
Let's take the time while there's still
time to take
Branches and stones
shake them trees and roll them
bones
Inches and pounds
you only get one turn around