Dan Shepherd

Lyrics

Opinions around, are bringing me down,
And I don’t hear anything new.
You practice all day, every word, every sound,
but practice some listening too.

If you would converse with me, I'd tell you,
but your too tight to hear what I say.
One thing I'm sure of we need to give more love,
than we've ever taken away.

I wonder what you’d expected from me,
But I'm not about to ask.
So, I'll walk away with my face in the breeze,
and leave you with your costume and mask.

If you would converse with me, I’d tell you,
and hope that you can understand;
diverse opinions are good for the millions,
An't that what our forefathers planned?

You may say, I dream life away,
But John was not the only one.
You may be right, one time of the day,
but the next time the damage is done.

If you would converse with me, I’d tell you,
How much good in the world there could be.
Would you be so inclined to keep an open mind,
and deal with the things that we can see?

What's wrong with trying to be satisfying,
No drawing a line in the sand?
There may be surprising, from good compromising.
An't that what our forefathers planed?

I'll sneak out the door, and I'll be on my way,
and you'll get the last word in yet.
You don't want me to go, you don't want me to stay,
but what did you really expect?

If you would converse with me I’d tell you,
But now I'm not sure what to say.
One thing I'm sure of, we need to give more love,
than we've ever taken away