Mike Mogis - In The Hearts of Men lyrics

[Hook] In the hearts of men In the arms of mothers And the parts we play To convince others [Verse 1] We know what we're doing And we're doing it right You may have written books on the subject But then you still may still be surprised By your tone over the phone To your sister while waiting in line At the shopping mall just outside of town [Verse 2] In the hands of teachers In the books you read And the things we say When we've lost the lead I still try to speak up When my voice won't make a sound And I've thought it over, too many times But there is no use, and the lights are all out I just give it up and I walk home Past the shopping mall that's just closing down [Bridge] But what you tell yourself you are must be what you'll be Who's to say who is who and what is what if you simply don't agree Now time will come to claim you and it will have it's way Don't make no mistakes and don't regret, don't waste the time that is left And then, do it all, with a goddamn smile [Hook] In the hearts of men In the arms of mothers And the parts we play To convince others