parable of the dirt


what to do with an honest heart
when your world starts to fall apart
these old stories go on and on
precommihted crimes stuck in cycles of time


broken people driven by desires they’ve damned
in the power to control another hands
hurt people hurt people and youth are ripe
easily bruised when the fight takes flight

so you’re stuck in a rut
in a run of bad luck
in a hole in the ground
your whole world’s coming down

you’re stuck in a rut 
don’t you dare give up 
never know what could be found
if you stop and look around

the sins of our fathers fuel the fires of today
burning the love from the hearts gone astray
a broken hearted fool fell away from his word
his sons tell the story like it ended long ago


for stanley yelnats was a pig stealing fool
promising madame he’d do as he was told
but his hurt got the best of his mind that day
and he pieced out of town with nothing to say

so you’re stuck in a rut
in a run of bad luck
in a hole in the ground
your whole world’s coming down

you’re stuck in a rut 
don’t you dare give up 
never know what could be found
if you stop and look around

generations come and go like tides under the moon
if we know where we’re coming from we know how we move
for impact stains misguided intentions
and our scars block the road signs to heaven


the sweet waters of life flow clear for all
and healing songs know just how to calm
the fires still burning around and inside 
simmer with the love that we don’t have to hide

so you’re stuck in a rut
in a run of bad luck
in a hole in the ground
your whole world’s coming down

you’re stuck in a rut 
don’t you dare give up 
never know what could be found
if you stop and look around

we’re going around around around

until we find the ground

we’re going around around around

until we reach the crown