Mason Jennings - Wilderness lyrics

Get em up, get em up, get your shoulders up get your backbone straight give an empty cup put your ax in the wood get your focus fixed get your body in the ring gotta take some licks and let it all come back to you all the memories what she put you through bring it up to the light put it in a frame hang it out in the open where the children play let it sting your eyes, clamp your chest lead with love and embrace the rest embrace the demons with all their claws embrace this life with all its scars and how can i forgive of you things you said you'd never do words you'd said you'd never say darling how'd we lose our way out in the wilderness just trying our best to stay free at an empty space on the edge of town you had us meet on neutral ground your coat was grey your eyes were blue my arms and hands ached for you my stolen train my flock of birds when your lips said those words trees went black angels fell armies burned the carousel say it didn't mean a thing say your coming home again up the river of regret say we ain't seen nothin' yet how can i forgive of you things you said you'd never do words you'd said you'd never say darling how'd we lose our way in the wilderness where loneliness cuts so deep and all the expectations we put upon ourselves to be things our parents never would how could we have lived so sure in the wilderness just trying our best to stay free