All That We Let In

Ooo
 Ooo
 Ooo
 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
 We've lost friends and loved ones much too young
 There were 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
 Ooo
 (Well, I don't know where it all begins)
 Ooo
 (And I don't know where it all will end)
 Ooo
 (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 nevolution, I have heard it said
 And 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
 Ooo
 (Well, I don't know where it all begins)
 Ooo
 (And I don't know where it all will end)
 Ooo
 (We're better off for all that we let in)
 See those crosses on the side of the road
 Tied with ribbons in the medium
 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 in 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
 Ooo
 (Well, I don't know where it all begins)
 Ooo
 (And I don't know where it all will end)
 Ooo
 (We're better off for all that we let in)