If You Knew

Got a dollar and change, got a shirt and shoes
I used to want everything, now I just want booze
Met a boy yesterday, said he could save my soul
I took him at his word, but I just don't know

If you knew half the things I know
You might not go where you go
For every open door, there's a crack in the wall
For every man that stands, there's a man that falls

I wish my eyes were blind so I could not see
All the tears you cried over me
In the heat of the day, in the shade of a tree
Cars drive by, never notice a thing

If you'd seen half the things I've seen
You might not think what you think
For every open window there's a broken pane
There's men that reach the clouds, there's men that rain

I wish my feet were lame so I could never go
To that house again, down that old back road
They call you friend, but it's not the truth
They just want the cash, I just want loose

If you'd done half the things I've done
Then you might lose what you have won
For every answer there's a question to ask
For every man that lives like god, there's ten beneath the grass