Opening Statement Songtext
von Todd Snider

Before I refuse to take any questions
I′ve got an opening statement
That I would like to keep to myself because
I am open to the idea
That my death may well defy
All of my logic and imagination

I may never know which road I'm on
The here and now or the gone
The coming home or running away

We were light and sound
But before a darker matter
Froze us into what we are for now
Too late, over in a minute
Losing a fight before I knew I was in it
Just kept me swinging until long after
I knew that it was over


I may never know the road I′m on
The here and now or the gone
The coming home or the running away
You gonna miss my laugh someday
Somewhere along the way
Somewhere along the way

We're frozen like light
We're frozen sound like we′re
Seven billion different people
Out walking around going down that road
Feeling bad because that′s just what people do
It's like every night is a Friday night
And every day is a Friday night too

I may never know which road I′m on
The here and now or the gone
The coming home or the running away
You gonna miss my laugh someday
Somewhere along the way
Somewhere along the way

Y'all thank you for being so kind to me
I′ll see you next time, I hope