The Once And Future Carpenter Lyrics & Chords By The Avett Brothers

I ain't from Texas, but I made my way from Dallas
And I know the lonesome sound is following
And I ain't a gambler, but I can recognize a hand
And when to hold, when queens are staring back at me

Once I was a carpenter, and man my hands were calloused
I could swing a metal mallet sure and straight
But I took to the highway, a poet young and hungry
And I left the timbers rotting where they lay

Forever I will move like the world that turns beneath me
And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky
And when the black cloak drags upon the ground I'll be ready to surrender
And remember we're all in this together
If I live the life I'm given, I won't be scared to die

I don't come from Detroit, but her diesel motors pull me
And I followed 'til I finally lost my way
And now I spend my days in search of a woman we call purpose
And if I ever pass back through her town I'll stay

Forever I will move like the world that turns beneath me
And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky
And when the black dress drags upon the ground I'll be ready to surrender
And remember we're all in this together
If I live the life I'm given, I won't be scared to die

My life is but a coin, pulled from an empty pocket
Dropped into a slot with dreams of sevens close behind
Hope and fear go with it, and the moon and the sun go spinning
Like the numbers and fruits before our eyes

Sometimes I hit, sometimes it robs me blind
Sometimes I hit, sometimes it robs me blind

Forever I will move like the world that turns beneath me
And when I lose my direction I'll look up to the sky
And when the black cloak drags upon the ground I'll be ready to surrender
And remember, well we're all in this together
If I live the life I'm given, I won't be scared to die