Lord, I Know We Don't Talk-Kevin Devine

[ti:Lord, I Know We Don't Talk] [ar:Kevin Devine] [al:Kevin Devine Live At Maxwell's 02/08/2006] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Lord, I Know We Don't Talk - Kevin Devine [00:21.64]In a motel room with the Bible out [00:26.81] [00:29.88]Combing scriptures for answers about [00:32.30] [00:33.74]What's happening now [00:35.82] [00:38.45]'Cause I cant believe my eyes [00:40.41] [00:42.03]And I just don't trust my ears [00:44.52] [00:47.39]But I've heard a man can always come find [00:50.40] [00:51.42]Some solace here [00:53.42] [00:54.98]And Lord I know that we don't talk [00:57.80] [01:00.15]Often at all anymore [01:02.23] [01:05.17]But desperate folks do desperate things [01:07.79] [01:08.63]So I'm stapling this note to your door [01:11.42] [01:12.97]Please turn the ship around [01:15.76] [01:18.39]And lock the course in place [01:20.22] [01:22.95]And keep the train tracks nailed to the ground [01:25.99] [01:26.89]Or pull the emergency break [01:28.97] [01:31.91]'Cause I've lost my faith in man [01:34.11] [01:35.48]Just like I once lost faith in you [01:38.03] [01:40.87]And I've been covering all kinds of ground [01:43.75] [01:44.41]Thinking hard 'bout what else i could lose [01:46.99] [01:49.11]And I know how I look [01:51.55] [01:52.09]To come crawling back [01:53.79]Acting like you owe me proof [01:55.59] [01:58.60]But this is bigger than me [02:00.43] [02:02.81]I think it's bigger than you too [02:04.74] [02:48.30]So if this gets to you [02:49.63] [02:52.20]Yeah if you ever come home [02:54.09] [02:56.57]Just know I won't be awaiting the postman [02:59.77] [03:00.83]I will not be glued to my phone [03:03.13] [03:05.58]I'll know a change has come [03:07.90] [03:10.31]I'll know that you exist [03:11.98] [03:14.97]When all our bombs stop exploding [03:17.15] [03:17.78]And when all of those landmines are stripped [03:21.49] [03:23.32]And we stop blowin' up strangers' houses [03:25.80] [03:27.44]And making orphans of innocent kids [03:30.41] [03:32.43]And people stop thinking the world's theirs for the taking [03:36.11] [03:36.65]'Cause your world once told them it is [03:39.28] [03:40.53]'Til then i'm gonna shake my head [03:43.47] [03:45.97]I'm gonne bite my tongue [03:47.83] [03:50.46]When people tell me 'Have faith and be patient [03:53.49] [03:54.31]We're waiting for God to show up ' [03:57.08] [03:57.93]Yeah 'til then it's one more skeptical song [04:03.20] [04:06.55]And i'll be glad as hell [04:08.85] [04:10.22]If you come and prove me wrong