Lyrics Jim Cain - Bill Callahan

Jim Cain

I started out in search of ordinary things
How much of a tree bends in the wind
I started telling the story without knowing the end
I used to be darker, then I got lighter, then I got dark again
Something too big to be seen was passing over and over me Well it seemed like a routine case at first
With the death of the shadow came a lightness of verse
But the darkest of nights, in truth, still dazzled
And I woke myself until I’m frazzled
I ended up in search of ordinary things
Like how can a wave possibly be?
I started running when the concrete turned to sand
I started running when things didn’t pan out as planned
In case things go poorly and I not return
Remember the good things I’ve done
In case things go poorly and I not return
Remember the good things I’ve done
Done me in