Music: The Avett Brothers/Scott Yancey Avett/Timothy Seth Avett/Robert William Jr Crawford
(Big Brother)
I wanna get back
I wanna get square
I wanna get back all the hopes and dreams that I had
That the good Lord above us can spare
Like the preacher said
I don't wanna lose heart
I don't wanna get beat, beat down by the big big world
Or quit before I even start
Lord, I just want my life to be true
(I just want my life to be true)
Yeah, and I just want my heart to be true
(I just want my heart to be true)
Oh, and I just want my words to be true
(I just want my words)
(Ensemble) I want my soul to feel brand-new
(Little Brother)
I wanna hold hands
Yeah, and I wanna make love
And I wanna keep running all day and all night
Even when my mind tells my body, "That's enough"
And I wanna stand up
Yeah, and I wanna stand tall
(Brothers)
If I ever have a son
If I ever have a daughter
I don't wanna tell them that I didn't give my all
Yeah!
Lord, I just want my life to be true
(I just want my life to be true)
Yeah, and I just want my heart to be true
(I just want my heart to be true)
Oh, and I just want my words to be true
(I just want my words)
(Ensemble) I want my soul to feel brand, brand-new
Like a fresh coat of paint
(Mate) We can make it anything but blue
(Ensemble) Anything but blue
(Big Brother)
Now when your dreams start saying
"I can't come true.
You'd be better off without me"
(Little Brother) No!!
(Brothers)
Don't let 'em go
Don't let them go!
No!
(Ensemble)
And I just want my life to be true
(I just want my life to be true)
Yeah, and I just want my heart to be true
(I just want my heart to be true)
Oh, and I just want my words to be true
(I just want my words)
I want my soul to feel brand, brand-new
Like a fresh coat of paint
We can make it anything but blue
Anything but blue
(Laugh)
(Big Brother) No
I want my soul to feel brand-new
I want my soul to feel brand-new