Barrel House

Shifting the chair on the porch

For a better position to enjoy the warmth

Of the sun

To keep warm

And working the needle and twine

Lost in the furthest recess of the mind

It is calm, there is peace

A cat on his lap and a dog at her feet

But, oh, the heart of a man

The secrets they bury within

Oh, the causes that force his poor hand

Lead to be misled, thus the deceivin' hand

And it's night among easily described

Misunderstandin' our thoughts, by and by

I'm barely here

If even at all

A fear of the misunderstood

Invites the violence right in, chasin' off all the good

We'd brought all on ourselves

Led astray by the words of somebody else

And, oh, the life of a man

His head above the water and pushed under again

And, oh, I've seen it one too many times

It's a test of the spirit verse the health of mind

Oh, bring relief to him now

And the people he loves

And, oh, I know the feel of the feeling

But not what it's called

Oh

Oh, the will of the man

In all his well-meanin' intent

And, oh, the thought of it all

As far as we've come, we're still further to go

Oh, all the years we lost

They, they mean nothing at all

And, oh, liftin' the spirit impression of son

And, oh, bring some peace to his heart

And a wonderin' thought

Ooh, bring some peace to this world

And keep passin' it on