how many of us hesitate
up and wait
in hopes of getting
what we want

pull out the pliers
on our desires
wrenching them
all out of joint

then let it rain
out our complaints
when the day
doesn't go our way

not naming names
but who's to blame
when we sit and wait
till it's too late

Right here right now where I am
I am here to take a stand
Tell you things that I am for
And those that I'm against

I'm here for a Sweet Southern breeze
Blowing through Magnolia trees
On a hot humid summer day
Down around Alabama way

And you can bet that I'm against
Things in life that make no sense
Like the ladder that some men climb
All the while leaving others behind

I am for a piece of land
With a pond filled to the gill with loads of brim
Where I can enjoy the day at hand
With an old hound dog as my best friend

Then again, I am against
Any property that has a fence
Built as much to kept things out
As it is to keep things in

I am for holding hands
And if you get the chance to dance
That you should take that chance
Before there are no chances left

I'm against the big city life
Where everywhere you turn you find
Dull gray slabs of thick concrete
Up above and below your feet

I could go at this for awhile
But I'll have to let it go for now
Just letting you know where I stand
And a few things I stand against

Why do today what we can do tomorrow
Practicing our free will
We give more away than ever could borrow
With all the time in the world to ****

With hardly a worry, we're in no hurry
Each of us fit that bill
Never look past what we're told are the facts
With all the time in the world to ****

It's no surprise we fall for the lies
This drunken world always spills
Only to find the blind leading the blind
With all the time in the world to ****

With every excuse we ever could use
Jump at the chance for the thrill
None of us free, paying no heed
With all the time in the world to ****

Spending our time never questioning why
We've yet to pay the overdue bill
If we ever do, we'll be the ones to lose
With all the time in the world to ****

When the time comes, and it all comes undone
Left with a cracked windshield
On our last day with nothing to say
And no time left in the world to ****

Some people live their lives real rough
Some live it out pain free
Some can never have enough
If not then don't blame me

Some are blessed with luck of the Irish
Some luck of the draw
Some get a hit or a miss
Some no luck at all

Some might reach the highest heights
Some the lowest lows
Either way in life you find
You never know which way it goes

Some find they lean to the right
Some totter to the left
Some have to clinch their fists real tight
To hold onto what little they have

Some move in the right circles
Some squarely are not there
For some this is a rehearsal
Living life without a care

Some have come and some have gone
Some of us still here
Waiting for what's next to come
That will make all of this, for some clear

chew on my thoughts
swallow my pride
desires and wants
i must deny

the bitter taste
inside of me
i must face and erase
to set myself free

stir up my thoughts
give them to God
not just a taste
but the entire lot

take all i have
take it to heart
now is the time
to give it to God

God only knows
What you go through
The trouble in life
That life throws at you
With its up's and down's
Don't give up on hope
Only God knows
What God only knows

Only God knows
To tell you the truth
Of the troubled times
That trouble you
In these times you find
Don't lose out on hope
God only knows
What only God knows

God only knows
How much you're hurting
Through the sorrows and throes
It will be worth it
Follow it through
With all confidence and hope
That only God knows
What God only knows