Barrel House Lyrics

Shifting the chair on the porch
For a better position to enjoy the warmth
Of the sun
To keep warmAnd working the needle and twine
Lost in the furthest recess of the mind
It is calm
There is peace
A cat on his lap and a dog at her feetBut oh
The heart of a man
The secrets they bury within
And oh
The causes that force his poor hand
Lead to be mislead
Thus the deceiving againAnd it's a night among easily described
Misunderstanding our thoughts by and by
I'm barely here
If even at allA fear of the misunderstood
Invites the violence right in chasing off all the good

We have brought
It all on ourselves
Led astray straight by the words of somebody elseAnd oh
The life of a man
His head above the water and pushed under again
And oh
I've seen it one too many times
It's a test of the spirit versus
The health of the mindOhBring relief to him now
And the people he lovesOhI know the feel of the feeling but
Not what it's calledOhOh
The will of the man
And all his well meaning intent
And oh
The thought of it all
As far as we've come we're still further to goOh
All the years we logged babe
They don't mean nothing at allOh
Lifting the spirit impression of a son
Oh
Bring some peace to his heart and a wondering thought
Bring some peace to this world and keep passin' it on