All That We Let In Lyrics by Indigo Girls

All That We Let In Lyrics

    Oooooooo
    Oooooooo
    Oooooooo

    Dust in our eyes our own boots kicked up
    Heartsick we nursed along the way we picked up
    You may not see it when it's sticking to your skin
    But we're better off for all that we let in

    Lost friends and loved ones much too young
    So much promises and work left undone
    When all that guards us is a single centerline
    And the brutal crossing over when it's time

    Oooooooo
    (I don't know where it all begins)
    Oooooooo
    (And I don't know where it all will end)
    Oooooooo
    (We're better off for all that we let in)

    One day those toughies will be withered up and bent
    The father son the holy warriors and the president
    With glory days of put up dukes for all the world to see
    Beaten into submission in the name of the free

    We're in a revolution I have heard it said
    Everyone's so busy now but do we move ahead
    The planets hurting and atoms splitting
    And a sweater for your love you sit there knitting

    Oooooooo
    (I don't know where it all begins)
    Oooooooo
    (And I don't know where it all will end)
    Oooooooo
    (We're better off for all that we let in)

    See those crosses on the side of the road
    >Tied with ribbons in the median
    They make me grateful I can go this far
    Lay me down and never wake me up again

    Kat writes a poem and she sticks it on my truck
    We don't believe in war and we don't believe in luck
    The birds were calling to her what were they saying
    As the gate blew open the tops of the trees were swaying

    I've passed the cemetery walk my dog down there
    I read the names in stone and say a silent prayer
    When I get home you're cooking supper on the stove
    And the greatest gift of life is to know love

    Oooooooo
    (I don't know where it all begins)
    Oooooooo
    (And I don't know where it all will end)
    Oooooooo
    (We're better off for all that we let in)
     



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