Fork in the Road | Owen Temple

🎵 Fork in the Road | Owen Temple 🎵 - Length: 0:5:7

Fork in the Road - Written by Owen Temple Recorded Live February 3, 2024 Live from Norfolk Street is an on-going concert series recorded live at McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston, Texas. Our live-streamed concert series is listener supported. For access to our catalog of full length shows, extras, encores, and interviews, become a contributing member at: https://livefromnorfolkstreet.com/ Lyrics: There never was a greater man than the one that just died All his flaws and failings get swept to the side Oh the tender mercy of a bad memory That lets us forget what we don’t want to see In the garden of Eden, God made a mistake He shoulda said to Adam, don’t eat that snake Now you read in the news all that’s wrong with the world Pay a dollar to the boys, seventy cents to the girls People gonna do what they gonna to do till they don’t Sometimes folks will let you down, most times they won’t You might get hot or left in the cold Every single moment – a fork in the road You don’t miss a lover that you’ve never met It’s easy to quit smoking unless you smoke cigarettes Thousands of people that you’ve never known Are walking down roads that cross over your own I got a half a mind to leave, half a mind to stay Go on flip a coin, let chance choose the way Maybe I can love you best, by not loving you at all When you phone doesn’t ring it’s me who didn’t call People gonna do what they gonna to do till they don’t Sometimes folks will let you down, most times they won’t You might get hot or left in the cold Every single moment – a fork in the road If you’re so rich, how come you ain’t smart You’ve got a fast horse but no wheels on your cart I’ve been in the woodshed, I’ve been through basic training Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining All your addictions tap on your shoulder Getting your attention, pulling you over I got a head full of pictures of places I’ve seen I’m a creature of habit, I need a new routine People gonna do what they gonna to do till they don’t Sometimes folks will let you down, most times they won’t You might get hot or wind up in the cold Every single moment – a fork in the road Some folks say “this life ain’t enough I deserve more than the days I used up It’s got to go on forever to be worth the trouble” Given one gift their demands more than double One hour of life is more than I expected But somehow I’m here cause many lovers connected Matter, life, mind, culture grow like a tree The universe keeps going through you and me People gonna do what they gonna to do till they don’t Sometimes folks will let you down, most times they won’t You might get hot or left in the cold Every single moment – a fork in the road A fork in the road