A boy walks past a window of a glowin' open sign Full of wooden toys and trucks and painted trains Rings a bell up on the counter, hands a picture to the man Of a kid beside a soldier smiling away Said, "Sir, I've heard you can build anything" Could you build me a daddy? Strong as Superman Make him ten feet tall with a Southern drawl And a crooked smile, if you can 'Cause I sure miss him Maybe you could bring him back? If I walked in with him, it'd sure make mama happy If you could build me a daddy There's an old Winchester rifle Back home hangin' on the wall He promised me he'd teach me how to aim And he said when I got older We could work on that curveball I know he'd never wanna miss a game So here's a little money that I've saved Could you build me a daddy? Strong as Superman Make him ten feet tall with a Southern drawl And a crooked smile, if you can I sure miss him Maybe you could bring him back? If I walked in with him, it'd sure make mama happy If you could build me a daddy Give him a big heart, make his arms wide open I know he misses me, so Mister, I was hopin' You could build me a daddy Strong as Superman Make him ten feet tall with a Southern drawl And a fishing pole in his hand 'Cause I sure miss him Maybe you could bring him back? If I walked in with him, it'd sure make my mama happy If you could you build me a daddy Could you build me a daddy?

Give me a witness, darling I need a witness, babe Woah, hey! I got the poontang blues, yeah I got the poontang blues, yeah Top of my head down To the bottom of my cowboy shoes All right! Build me a woman Make her ten feet tall You gotta build me a woman Make her ten feet tall Don't make her worthless Don't make her, woah, small Right, oh, come on! You got! Build me a woman Make her ten feet tall Build me a woman Make her ten feet tall Don't make her worthless Don't make her small Build me someone I can ball All night long

Yeah, your mom threw up three times again Having a hard time keeping down the vitamins Goes from laughing to crying to smiling Couple times, real close to being violent, hey oh We're not really parents, but we kinda are You're gonna call me "Dad," shit, that's bizarre Yesterday, a couple kids making out in a car She been in the lab, cooking you up Damn, you growing fast, it's like you in a rush Don't know if you can hear, that's why I get close Singing to her belly just to let you know Somebody loves you, you got a friend Even if you don't know it yet Somebody loves you, we're making plans Waiting for your spaceship to land I still cook most dinners in the microwave And my plants all died over the holidays And I don't know how I'm gonna ever pay For the Ivy League school you gon' graduate And I'ma be there learning right beside you Probably teach me more than I can teach you But I promise you I'm always gonna show up Might be the only thing that I'm really sure of Is you'll become a kid, and I'll become a man But first, we're gonna grow, together we'll stand Ain't sure if you can hear, that's why I get close Singing to her belly just to let you know Somebody loves you, you got a friend Even if you don't know it yet Somebody loves you, we're making plans Waiting for your spaceship to land Yeah, it's crazy, 'cause if I'm singing to you Then my mom up in heaven's probably singing to me, too Edges of the world makes some damn good music Gotta close your eyes and listen to it Yeah, it's crazy, 'cause if I'm singing to you Then my mom up in heaven's probably singing to me, too Edges of the world makes some damn good music Gotta close your eyes and listen to it She been in the lab, cooking you up Damn, you growing fast, it's like you in a rush Don't know if you can hear, that's why I get close Singing to her belly just to let you know Somebody loves you, you got a friend Even if you don't know it yet Somebody loves you, we're making plans Waiting for your spaceship to land Whoa, waiting, whoa, waiting Waiting for your spaceship to land Whoa, whoa, whoa, just waiting, whoa, waiting Waiting for your spaceship to land

So call me naive But I believe you're gonna be okay And call me naive But tomorrow, we'll be better than today And if it's stupid to see the good in everything Lord, help me please, help me to be naive Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na, mmm See, I believe This life is something beautiful and sweet I believe That love pulls me to you like gravity And if it's stupid to see the good in everything I guess I'll plead, I'll plead guilty to being naive Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na, mmm And you could say I'm gullible And I'm blind to all the lies and tragedies I just think we focus all our time On poison and not the remedy So call me naive Say I'm living in a world of make-believe And call me naive But I don't know another way to be And if it's stupid to see the good in everything Yeah, if it's stupid to see the good in everything I'll say proudly I'd rather be naive Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na, na-na, mmm

I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter I've been on my knees praying like Praying like a sinner Well, you built this city right in me And brick by brick and piece by piece And love in both in your hands tried to make an honest man From when I woke until I went to sleep You planned my life so carefully Sculpted me like clay, I could see you in my face And I never thought I'd live this life without your guiding light I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter I've been on my knees praying like Praying like a sinner And I heard the walls are paper thin from where you are to where I am But I don't feel a thing, if you all keep pulling strings and Send on down a message please Light a bull behind my dreams I'd just like to know that you hear me, that your close And I never thought that I'd live this life without your guiding light I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter I've been on my knees praying like Praying like a sinner You've been gone for too long Oh, whoa, oh, whoa You've been gone for too long Oh, whoa I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter I've been on my knees praying like I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter I've been on my knees praying like Praying like a sinner Praying like a sinner I've been throwing stones, waiting by the river I've been on my own praying like a sinner You've been gone too long, I'm waiting out the winter And I've been on my knees praying like Praying like a sinner

Me and fear, we had a thing in 1993 Told me I was wasting time with all these silly dreams I dated doubt, she knocked me down every time I tried But I found joy in my life Sorrow swept me off my feet in 2009 I took long walks on the beach next to the oceans that we cried And grief she came and overstayed way longer than I'd liked But I found joy in my life I found joy, yeah, she opened up my eyes It gave me wings and halo rings and taught me how to fly Woo, ooh, I feel like a million lights I found joy in my life And got me like, yeah, oh I found joy in my life And got me like, yeah, oh I found joy in my life Pressure pushed me to the edge, she worked me to the bone And jealousy, she lied to me, said I needed things I don't Shame, she had a way to make me hate myself inside But I found joy in my life I found joy on the loneliest of nights I bought a rock, I tied the knot, and I'm making her my wife Woo, ooh, I feel like a million lights I found joy in my life And got me like, yeah, oh I found joy in my life And got me like, yeah, oh I found joy in my life There were days I did not know If she would pack her bags and go But that's my girl forever though And she knows, she knows I found joy and I kiss her every night She gave me two more of her and I can't believe they're mine Mmm, now I'm basking in their light I found joy, I found joy Yeah, oh I found joy in my life And got me like, yeah, oh I found joy in my life I found joy in my life

Good and grown, Lord knows I still ain't got it figured out yet Maybe 30 more years, I'll know the answer to it all Told myself I'd be like Mike, six rings on my fingers And I'd be sipping on something somewhere, escaping from it all I work hard (Damn right), I get bored (Sometimes) You hit big (All night), still want more We ain't made to have it made So what I'm trying to say, what I'm trying to say (What I'm trying to say) Is you gotta grow Love yourself and be kind, water your soul Celebrate, find your light It don't matter who you are, where you're going, you're not old We all know, yeah, we all know Gotta grow Hearts all break, you're gonna break Hearts just learn when it happens When you plant your seeds, be careful reaping what you sewed Don't feel lost in the weeds, don't count your medals, stay humble And if you're gonna live fast, strap up, not everything is gold I work hard (Damn right) I get bored (Sometimes) You hit big (All night) Still want more We ain't made to have it made So what I'm trying to say What I'm trying to say (What I'm trying to say) Is you gotta grow Love yourself and be kind, water your soul Celebrate, find your light It don't matter who you are Where you're going, you're not old We all know, yeah, we all know Gotta grow Whoa, Lord knows I still ain't got it figured out yet Ain't got it figured out yet, no I work hard (Damn right) I get bored (Sometimes) You hit big (All night) Still want more We ain't made to have it made So what I'm trying to say What I'm trying to say (What I'm trying to say) Is you gotta grow Love yourself and be kind, water your soul Celebrate, find your light It don't matter who you are, where you're going, you're not old We all know, yeah, we all know Is you gotta grow Love yourself and be kind, water your soul Celebrate, find your light It don't matter who you are, where you're going, you're not old We all know, yeah, we all know Gotta grow, gotta grow, gotta grow

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh) (Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh) She got big brown eyes and tangled hair Voguin' in her underwear And nothin' is better Than doin' nothin' together now She got a toothbrush as a microphone Beltin' out the Rollin' Stones I'm the last one to stop her Can't believe that I got her We get so close Kissin' like Eskimos It's a little bit much I know, I do Isn't she cra, crazy beautiful? Isn't she strange, strange, and wonderful? And I think I love her more than I even understand 'Kay, she got a classic style that's all her own A smile you can hear through the telephone And she says she's a rebel But she's way too sentimental And she's precious even when she's mad Gets angry and I start to laugh And I know that it's nothin' She's just pushin' my buttons She gets so close We're kissin' like Eskimos It's a little bit much I know, I do Isn't she cra, crazy beautiful? Isn't she strange, strange, and wonderful? And I think I love her more than I even understand (Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh) Isn't she cra, crazy beautiful? Isn't she strange, strange, and wonderful? And I think I love her more than I even understand (Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh) She's a little bit wild A little bit mad, a little bit, oh-oh, beautiful Wild, a little bit bad, a little bit, oh-oh And I never can know her too well Oh, still I never want anyone else Isn't she cra, crazy beautiful? Isn't she strange, strange, and wonderful? I think I love her more than I even understand Oh! Isn't she cra, crazy beautiful? Isn't she strange, strange, and wonderful? And I think I love her more than I understand She's a little bit wild A little bit mad, a little bit, oh-oh, beautiful Wild, a little bit bad, a little bit, oh-oh And I think I love her more than I even understand