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What've I Done to Help

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Rock

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Dave Cobb

Drums

Jason Isbell

Vocals

Amanda Shires

Fiddle

Sadler Vaden

Guitar

Derry DeBorja

Keyboards

Jimbo Hart

Bass Guitar

Chad Gamble

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jason Isbell

Songwriter

Michael Kiwanuka

Michael Kiwanuka

Songwriter

Paul Butler

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dave Cobb

Producer

Pete Lyman

Mastering Engineer

Daniel Bacigalupi

Daniel Bacigalupi

Assistant Mastering Engineer

Gena Johnson

Engineer

Toby Hulbert

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 2]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 3]

Thought I was alone in the world

Until my memories gathered 'round me in the night

I thought I was strong

Until I finally had to fight

If I kept my head down

And showed up to work on time, watched my appetite

Put the money in the mattress

Lock the doors at night and we'd all be alright

[Verse 4]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 5]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 6]

See, I've made mistakes, that I can't erase

Some of the love I've lost will not come back to me

I broke my word, I lied on a bible

Just to feel a little free

[Verse 7]

She didn't deserve it, nobody ever deserves it

But I cut anchor and I drifted out to sea

And you found me busted, and somehow you trusted

I was not what I could be

[Verse 8]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 9]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 10]

We climbed to safety, you and me and the baby

We send our thoughts and prayers to loved ones on the ground

And as the days went by we just stopped looking down, down, down

Now the world's on fire and we just climb higher

Till we're no longer bothered by the smoke and sound

Good people suffer and the heart gets tougher

Nothing given, nothing found

[Verse 11]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 12]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 13]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 14]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 15]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 16]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me (Somebody save me)

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 17]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

[Verse 18]

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

Somebody save me

What've I done to help?

What've I done to help?

And not myself

Written by: Jason Isbell, Michael Kiwanuka, Paul Butler

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