Whatever Songtext
von Kevn Kinney

Have you ever tried to turn back time
Distinguished in its place
But out of place and out of time
It seems like such a waste
The belief that I could fix the past
Was very hard to take
Soon I learned to pack it
In a box and wait

You let it cure like fine red wine
And settle in its place
Soon the words would spill right out
And vanish on the page


Whatever were you thinking
Whatever did you know
Whatever were you wondering
When you hit the road
Whatever were you seeking
Whatever did you find
Whatever were you wondering
When you told that lie

Taken back I walk the floor
Of this old house with many lives
And listen to what came before
The carpenter′s advice

In all the raging rivers
And undertows beneath
In all of last night's lightning
And trees with broken wings

I stand behind the western winds
That gently push me east
With common sense and doctrines
And a nice soft place to sleep


Whatever were you thinking
Whatever did you know
Whatever were you wondering
When you hit the road
Whatever were you seeking
Whatever did you find
Whatever were you hoping for
When you found the time

At night we sat with wonder
All gathered in the street
With light shone down from lamps above
Inside this summer′s heat

The time again at summer's end
You playfully rehearse
The art of wooing girls from here
And then hiding when they turn

So what to do with all these questions
Of who and what and why
Just sit back, relax
Accept the comforts of the sky

Whatever were you thinking
Whatever did you know
Whatever were you wondering
When you hit the road
Whatever were you seeking
Whatever did you find
Whatever were you hoping for
When you found the time

Whatever were you seeking
Whatever did you know
Whatever were you looking for
When you hit the road
Whatever were you hoping
Whatever did you love
Whatever were you looking for
Before you rose above

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