Song Description

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TILL IT'S GONE

Lyrics

YOU BETTER THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUV'E GOT
(Verse 1)
You're pacing the floor in a brand new pair of shoes
Looking for a horizon that you haven't got to lose
Counting up the shadows, chasing down the ghosts
Ignoring the table where you're the honored host
You're staring at the fence line, dreaming of the wall
Waiting for the sky to trip and start to fall
But look at the hands that are holding up the weight
Look at the lock before you kick the gate.


(Chorus)
Oh, you better think about what you've got
The gold in the grain, the space in the plot
Don't trade the fire for a flicker in the rain
Don't trade the harvest for a promise of the grain
It's heavy in your pockets, it's dancing in your veins
The only thing that's wild is the one that breaks the chains
Yeah, you better think about what you've got
Before the sunlight fades and the water turns to rot.


(Verse 2)
You talk like a stranger to the roof above your head
Like you need a map to find the comfort of your bed
You're bored with the quiet, you're sick of the routine
But you're the master of the silence and the scene
There's a hunger in your spirit, I know it's running deep
But don't go throwing diamonds in the canyon while you sleep
'Cause once you strike a match just to watch the curtain burn
There's a lesson in the ashes that you're going to have to learn.


(Chorus)
Oh, you better think about what you've got
The gold in the grain, the space in the plot
Don't trade the fire for a flicker in the rain
Don't trade the harvest for a promise of the grain
It's heavy in your pockets, it's dancing in your veins
The only thing that's wild is the one that breaks the chains
Yeah, you better think about what you've got
Before the sunlight fades and the water turns to rot.


(Bridge)
It isn't in the searching, it isn't in the flight
It's the warmth of the embers on a Saturday night
It's the breath in your lungs, it's the love you've been sold
It's the story you're writing, not the one that you're told.


(Guitar Solo - Melodic and uplifting)


(Chorus)
Oh, you better think about what you've got
The gold in the grain, the space in the plot
Don't trade the fire for a flicker in the rain
Don't trade the harvest for a promise of the grain
It's heavy in your pockets, it's dancing in your veins
The only thing that's wild is the one that breaks the chains
Yeah, you better think about what you've got
Before the sunlight fades and the water turns to rot.


(Outro)
Before it's gone.
Just look around.
The treasure's on the ground.
Yeah, think about it.
Just think about what you've got.