lifeblood: songs: lyrics: king cone

well i'm living on granola
and king cones
five hours sleep
in a bed of
dog bones

but i know i keep building
the same old boat
but still i see that
it's a floating
and that's enough for me
to know right now

well it's not that far
to a place where the living
is harder than this kid
this is america
sail
or i'm about to cut it loose

cause if it ain't broke
it soon will be
this world is getting old
it ain't just me
i keep all the parts in
case i find a use

spare parts
small change
broken hearts
anchors away

chain link piling up
the tree bent poles
cracked cement
old post holes
dogs on the loose
and cats on the roof

they said don't build your fence
in the middle of the woods
a flat roof will leak
you don't clean it good
but i was raised on
the little engine that could

i got all the wrong tools
that i don't need
the wrong size of everything
this world's a ruin
and i'm a losing steam

i hold my heart
my albatross
i guess we don't change
that much at all
i keep all the parts in
case i find a use

spare parts
small change
broken hearts
chain link

now coyote's got a wrench
playing monkey in the middle
got a lot of questions
got a lot of riddles
what if these dogs outlive you
what if you outlive me

now you can help coyote
set the traps
and you can build your boat
until it builds your back
but sail
or you have got to turn it lose

now this world is getting mean
it ain't just me
that finds beauty
in futility
but you never know
just what will pull you through

well at night in the wilderness
talking about believing
you said i'll take bigfoot
you can have jesus

i caught the deer eyes in the head lamp
glowing still as the evening
i said i'll take you kid
these woods
and the moonlight beaming

spare parts
small change
broken hearts
moonbeams

words and music by amy ray
as preformed 2026-07-08: eddie's attic - decatur, georgia (amy ray band)