Lyrics

What You Need to Lose
words and music by Ben Evans

i can see the Tetons rise
they look like warrior-priests
in the sun
i'm breathin' deep
it's sacred air
and i can hear the water run
i'm seein' it with your eyes
and i'm breathin' with your lungs
and with your precious ears
i can hear Van Morrison
if i meditate
you are my truth
if i put my hands together
you are my Christ too
there is a song inside of me
every day for you
lines of diamonds
i wanna cook a plate of healthy food
all for you yeah
can you see my love?
could i be one thing you need?
do i change my mind too much?
do you think my faith is weak?
if i concentrate
you are the result
and if i let you go
you're still the open road
and i know
roots and branches break
water and power lines
and i know
for how long you worked
tucked away from the sunshine
and i know the Wind River sky
has got its roots in you
hey, do you know what you need
and what you need to lose?
do you know what you need
and what you need to lose?

i'm not too proud to say
i trust my bank account
but the trust that can fill it up--
that's a trust in the magic of sound
the sky and water fall
the flashing silver leaves
they're tryin' hard to show
the way to you and me
and if i go to sleep
you are my dream
open my eyes
and you are every beautiful scene
i'm tellin' all the stars
i'm waiting, waiting for their response
i'm tellin' this guitar
i'm keepin' myself wide open
if the rain is not shy of you
if the wind is not afraid of your hair
if the seasons won't reverse for you
do you wonder if they care?
if i sing to you all my bones and blood
would it break your dams
and make your rivers flood?
would it now?
i know roots and branches
break water and power lines
and i know for how long you worked
tucked away from the sunshine
and i know the Wind River sky
has got its roots in you
do you know what you need
and what you need to lose?
do you know what you need
and what you need to lose?
do you know what you need
and what you need to lose? hey hey
hey, do you know what you need
and what you need to lose?

do you
know what you need to lose?
do you
know what you need to lose, baby?
do you
know what you need to lose?
ah do you
know what you need to lose, hey yeah
do you
know what you need to lose?
ah do ya, do ya know what you need...
what you need to lose?

i can see the Tetons rise
they look like
warrior-priests
in the sun

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