(crowd applauds)
- This is a song for anybody that feels
unloved or unaccepted.
Or unnatural, or illegal.
We have seen how it ends.
(acoustic guitar strumming)
(orchestral Americana music)
♪ You're feeling nervous,
aren't you, boy? ♪
♪ With your quiet voice
and impeccable style ♪
♪ Don't ever let them steal your joy ♪
♪ And your gentle ways, to
keep 'em from running wild ♪
♪ They can kick dirt in your face ♪
♪ Dress you down, and
tell you that your place ♪
♪ Is in the middle when they
hate the way you shine ♪
♪ I see you tugging on your shirt ♪
♪ Trying to hide inside of it
and hide how much it hurts ♪
♪ Let 'em live while they can ♪
♪ Let 'em spin ♪
♪ Let 'em scatter in the wind ♪
♪ I have been to the movies,
I've seen how it ends ♪
♪ And the joke's on them ♪
(swelling Americana music)
♪ You get discouraged, don't you, girl? ♪
♪ It's your brother's
world for a while longer ♪
♪ We gotta dance with
the devil on a river ♪
♪ To beat the stream ♪
♪ Call it living the dream ♪
♪ Call it kicking the ladder ♪
♪ They come to kick dirt in your face ♪
♪ To call you weak and then displace you ♪
♪ After carrying your baby on
your back across the desert ♪
♪ I saw your eyes behind your hair ♪
♪ And you're looking tired,
but you don't look scared ♪
♪ Let 'em live while they can ♪
♪ Let 'em spin ♪
♪ Let 'em scatter in the wind ♪
♪ I have been to the movies,
I've seen how it ends ♪
♪ And the joke's on them ♪
(swelling Americana music)
♪ Let 'em live while they can ♪
♪ Let 'em spin ♪
♪ Let 'em scatter in the wind ♪
♪ I have been to the movies,
I've seen how it ends ♪
♪ And the joke's on ♪
♪ Them ♪
(swelling Americana music)
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
(orchestral Americana music)
(crowd cheers and applauds)
