You're Never Gonna Know Lyrics

I've been crushing old cans, smoking cigs to the beat of the song

You know it doesn't last long

But it comes on strong

Something's gotta give and I think that I'm choosing to live

And I don't mean it pensively I'm all flesh and bones

And my daddy always said

You're never gonna know when you're gonna have to shoot somebody

You're never gonna know when you're gonna have to fight

You're never gonna know when you're gonna have to go to the trenches

You're never gonna know until the time is right

Something fierce is growling on the other side

And I can hear it in my mind

When I close my eyes

I feel like I'm holding up a sword when I hold my guitar

I know it doesn't get as far as conventional weaponry

And my daddy always said

You're never gonna know when you're gonna have to shoot somebody

You're never gonna know when you're gonna have to fight

You're never gonna know when you're gonna have to go to the trenches

You're never gonna know until the time is right