SCROLL DOWN FOR LYRICS a little while ago i had the opportunity to play a recent composition of mine accompanied by some incredibly talented musicians, all of whom graciously agreed to improvise along with me and my guitar AND allow it to be recorded, having never heard any of my music before. special thanks to Kat Glaze, Matthew Russell Cook, Jo-jo Steine, Alex Branton, and Willy Welch for playing along, and to my lovely girlfriend Katie for recording it.
verse 1
there's an unfinished man living down in the south
he planted a church, and he plucked it right out
and he built sandcastles underneath his house
the unfinished man, he does what he wants
he makes all the rules and he preaches and taunts
he's the smartest man he knows, but he don't know a lot
chorus
unfinished man, do you know where you're going?
unfinished man, will you know when you're there?
unfinished man, do you know that you're broken?
unfinished man, do you know if you care?
unfinished man, have you see what you're leaving behind?
unfinished man, you could have been done the whole time.
verse 2
started his learning the day he quit school
how to get people to follow his rules
he dethroned a queen and he called her a fool
the unfinished man sat himself up above
and she played along 'cause she thought it was love
most days they were happy and that felt like enough
but the unfinished man doesn't stay for too long
he uproots the jungle and moves right along
and though each earthquake shakes him he thinks that he's strong
chorus
unfinished man, do you know where you're going?
unfinished man, will you know when you're there?
unfinished man, do you know that you're broken?
unfinished man do you know if you care?
unfinished man have you seen what you're leaving behind?
unfinished man, you could have been done this whole time.
verse 3
the unfinished man wanders out in the cold
he doesn't know he's afraid of being alone
though he knows he's afraid that he's gonna get old
one day the unfinished man's gonna pray
and open his mouth to find nothing to say
if you could go back in time do you think that you'd stay?
did you think of me at all before you went away?
chorus
unfinished man, do you know where you're going?
unfinished man, will you know when you're there?
unfinished man, do you know that you're broken?
unfinished man, do you know if you care?
unfinished man, have you seen what you're leaving behind?
unfinished man, you could have been done this whole time.
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