Man In The Box
Two chemical lovers
Met under moonlight
They ain't hooked on each other
But pretend for the night
After all, it's just nature
Whatever feels right
Then here comes little ole me
I hit the ground running
On the heels of my mother
The young buck with nothing
Whose old man's a goner
I grew like a willow
By the end of that summer
I'd been set free
What a wonderful world
What a high of all highs
Drunk on the pure ecstasy of my youth
Well damn, would you look at that pretty sunrise?
Hell, I made it this far
With the hand I've been dealt
Might as well go make the best of my years
Might as well go make a name for myself
Oh
Oh, it's been a long December
But the wind says winter is rolling down the road
Patiently, I've been waiting in line
I'm thinking it's time I get to holding down the rows
The mirror in the water says Heaven knows I owe that favor to the
Architect, making me a grown ass baker's dozen man
With a plan to put a stamp on the land of just goin' with the flow
Somebody say
How you gonna live? (Woo)
You grow up in a hurry, even when you don't even try
Whatcha gonna give (Yeah)
You're rolling in the dirt, next thing you know there's years gone by
To the world, to the world, to the world
As far as I'm concerned by God you only get one life
Damn, it feels good to be alive
Damn, it feels good to be alive
The man in the box
His legend's in the air
I've had my reservations
But damn, if he ain't there
He blends in with the background
With a red tail kinda stare
I'll never know how but he's everywhere
Yeah, the man in the box, he's up before the sun
He looks out of the window at everything he's done
Groceries for the hungry, shelter for the young
Still my premonition tells me I should run
Honestly
What do you, what do you want from me?
I'm just a guy with a strong determination
To cruise and keep chasing these tails until
The new crew in town takes my spot
Should I listen
To my county line intuition?
Will I be the hero
Or killed on the scene? Tell me this
Does the king of the country keep his crown if he locks?
The man in the—
The man in the—
The man in the—
The man in the box
I wonder if he knows
When the sun's down and moon's out
And he's slippin' through the rows
Smoke thick from his oak stick
like a firefly on his nose
That I can put an end to him
But choose to let him go
Hey, man in the box, I've wondered all these years
What keeps you on your rusty throne? Is it passion is it fear?
Does divine or malign define what's in between those ears?
'Cause every time I hear thunder, someone disappears
Honestly
What do you, what do you want from me?
I'm just a guy with a strong determination
To cruise and keep chasing these tails until
The new crew in town takes my spot
Should I listen
To my county line intuition?
Will I be the hero
Or killed on the scene? Tell me this
Does the king of the country keep his crown if he locks?
The man in the—
The man in the—
The man in the box
The man in the—
The man in the box
He's gotta know I'm starving
I'm run down but this blood hound
Smells pretty girls at the party
Not for you, little number two
We're really doing this, aren't we?
Honestly, fuck it, I'm fucking you up
You're a bitch and my name's on the marquis
Man in the box
What the hell have you done?
Last thing I heard was—
Now there's blood in my lungs
Is this really how I die?
Do you do this for fun?
Make me a statue
Like father, like son
Close my eyes
Now I see
After all this time
Maybe the man in the box is me
I give thanks to the Lord
That gave its life today
I will respect it in death as I respected in in life
May every part that can be used be put to good use
And may its sacrifice feed the ones I love
Amen
Met under moonlight
They ain't hooked on each other
But pretend for the night
After all, it's just nature
Whatever feels right
Then here comes little ole me
I hit the ground running
On the heels of my mother
The young buck with nothing
Whose old man's a goner
I grew like a willow
By the end of that summer
I'd been set free
What a wonderful world
What a high of all highs
Drunk on the pure ecstasy of my youth
Well damn, would you look at that pretty sunrise?
Hell, I made it this far
With the hand I've been dealt
Might as well go make the best of my years
Might as well go make a name for myself
Oh
Oh, it's been a long December
But the wind says winter is rolling down the road
Patiently, I've been waiting in line
I'm thinking it's time I get to holding down the rows
The mirror in the water says Heaven knows I owe that favor to the
Architect, making me a grown ass baker's dozen man
With a plan to put a stamp on the land of just goin' with the flow
Somebody say
How you gonna live? (Woo)
You grow up in a hurry, even when you don't even try
Whatcha gonna give (Yeah)
You're rolling in the dirt, next thing you know there's years gone by
To the world, to the world, to the world
As far as I'm concerned by God you only get one life
Damn, it feels good to be alive
Damn, it feels good to be alive
The man in the box
His legend's in the air
I've had my reservations
But damn, if he ain't there
He blends in with the background
With a red tail kinda stare
I'll never know how but he's everywhere
Yeah, the man in the box, he's up before the sun
He looks out of the window at everything he's done
Groceries for the hungry, shelter for the young
Still my premonition tells me I should run
Honestly
What do you, what do you want from me?
I'm just a guy with a strong determination
To cruise and keep chasing these tails until
The new crew in town takes my spot
Should I listen
To my county line intuition?
Will I be the hero
Or killed on the scene? Tell me this
Does the king of the country keep his crown if he locks?
The man in the—
The man in the—
The man in the—
The man in the box
I wonder if he knows
When the sun's down and moon's out
And he's slippin' through the rows
Smoke thick from his oak stick
like a firefly on his nose
That I can put an end to him
But choose to let him go
Hey, man in the box, I've wondered all these years
What keeps you on your rusty throne? Is it passion is it fear?
Does divine or malign define what's in between those ears?
'Cause every time I hear thunder, someone disappears
Honestly
What do you, what do you want from me?
I'm just a guy with a strong determination
To cruise and keep chasing these tails until
The new crew in town takes my spot
Should I listen
To my county line intuition?
Will I be the hero
Or killed on the scene? Tell me this
Does the king of the country keep his crown if he locks?
The man in the—
The man in the—
The man in the box
The man in the—
The man in the box
He's gotta know I'm starving
I'm run down but this blood hound
Smells pretty girls at the party
Not for you, little number two
We're really doing this, aren't we?
Honestly, fuck it, I'm fucking you up
You're a bitch and my name's on the marquis
Man in the box
What the hell have you done?
Last thing I heard was—
Now there's blood in my lungs
Is this really how I die?
Do you do this for fun?
Make me a statue
Like father, like son
Close my eyes
Now I see
After all this time
Maybe the man in the box is me
I give thanks to the Lord
That gave its life today
I will respect it in death as I respected in in life
May every part that can be used be put to good use
And may its sacrifice feed the ones I love
Amen