Just Because

[Intro]
"It takes all kinds,"
Said Martin Sheen
To Warren Oates
On silver screen

I do believe
That he was right
I took all kinds
Of things tonight

I do what I do
Just because
Under her thumb
Overpowered by love

[Verse 1]
You’d walk the earth
To find a hit
And then you’d walk
Away from it

Cause all the shadows
On the stage
Are why the lighting
Techs get paid

The reasons why
We love you still
Lie in the space
You didn’t fill

[Chorus 1]
You do what you do
Just because
Out of this world
Overpowered by love

[Verse 2]
I read a book
When I was young
Then opened up
Another one

The second book
Said to the first
"I know your story
Mine is worse"

I skipped ahead
To read the end
I never read
A book again

[Chorus 2]
I do what I do
Just because
Out of the past
Overpowered by love

[Verse 3]
I ran a fever
For a week
She spoke to me
I couldn’t speak

I dreamed the glamour
And the glitz
My fervor reached
A fever pitch

She disappeared
I finally spoke
Was then my fever
Kindly broke

[Chorus 3]
Nothing appeared
As it was
Under her thumb
Overpowered by love

[Verse 4]
I had this motor
In a van
It ran and ran
And ran and ran

One day in June
It kicked the bucket
(Started up)
(Then thought “fuck it”)

I had this motor
In a Chevy
It got tired things
Got heavy

[Chorus 4]
Nothing remains
As it was
Spinning our wheels
Overpowered by fuzz

[Bridge 1]
White hearts
On a silver chain
Dragonflies
To ease your pain

If you find it
Hard to choose
Just take a couple
Russian blues

[Verse 5]
Bad news takes
All shapes and forms
Prime ministers
And college dorms

The bad news is
This life is fleeting
The good news
(Is we’ve reserved seating)

I heard the news
That you’d be gone
I read it on my
Mobile phone

[Bridge 2]
Just because
We play it slow
Doesn’t make it sad
You know

Somewhere someone’s
Line is ringing
Lean on in
Go down swinging

[Verse 6]
So much to say
So little time
I’m working hard
To clear my mind

I’ll leave you with
One final thought
Oh, forget it
I forgot

Wait, it’s coming
Back to me
Gord you rock
Eternally

[Outro]
Courage you say
We ain’t done yet
Let’s see how heavy
Things can get