The Tourniquet Years - Justin Bailey

The Tourniquet Years - Justin Bailey
Grandpa was a healer
His medicine his words
He was only 55
What he lacked in size
He made up for with elephant eyes
The day that Grandpa died
Was the day I first opened my eyes
And now they turn to me
As the trunk of the tree
But I worry it just ain't in me
So I'm sounding the well
And I'm listening for bells
I'd believe if I knew what that means
I'm searching the gutters
And removing shutters
I see through most everything
The tourniquet years
The finding of all I am able
Oh tourniquet years
The ocean is meant as a fable
Oh
It's true I've loved some women
And I have lost them along the way
But I give what I take
And they do the same
And I can't say I feel any shame
I've walked from coast to coast
And I've learned how it hurts to boast
Now just like my brother
I'd fight before smother
We'll roll through the world just like thunder
So I'm sounding the well
And I'm listening for bells
I'd believe if I knew what that means
I'm searching the gutters
And removing shutters
I see through most everything
The tourniquet years
The finding of all I am able
Tourniquet years
The ocean is meant as a fable