WRITTEN BY: OWEN TEMPLE & JAMIE LIN WILSON
There never was a greater man than the one that just died
All his flaws and failings get swept to the side
Oh the tender mercy of a bad memory
That lets us forget what we don’t want to see
In the garden of Eden, God made a mistake
He shoulda said to Adam, don’t eat that snake
Now you read in the news all that’s wrong with the world
Pay a dollar to the boys, seventy cents to the girls
People gonna do what they gonna to do till they don’t
Sometimes folks will let you down, most times they won’t
You might get hot or left in the cold
Every single moment – a fork in the road
You don’t miss a lover that you’ve never met
It’s easy to quit smoking unless you smoke cigarettes
Thousands of people that you’ve never known
Are walking down roads that cross over your own
I got a half a mind to leave, half a mind to stay
Go on flip a coin, let chance choose the way
Maybe I can love you best, by not loving you at all
When you phone doesn’t ring it’s me who didn’t call
People gonna do what they gonna to do till they don’t
Sometimes folks will let you down, most times they won’t
You might get hot or left in the cold
Every single moment – a fork in the road
If you’re so rich, how come you ain’t smart
You’ve got a fast horse but no wheels on your cart
I’ve been in the woodshed, I’ve been through basic training
Don’t piss on my leg and tell me it’s raining
All your addictions tap on your shoulder
Getting your attention, pulling you over
I got a head full of pictures of places I’ve seen
I’m a creature of habit, I need a new routine
People gonna do what they gonna to do till they don’t
Sometimes folks will let you down, most times they won’t
You might get hot or wind up in the cold
Every single moment – a fork in the road
Some folks say “this life ain’t enough
I deserve more than the days I used up
It’s got to go on forever to be worth the trouble”
Given one gift their demands more than double
One hour of life is more than I expected
But somehow I’m here cause many lovers connected
Matter, life, mind, culture grow like a tree
The universe keeps going through you and me
People gonna do what they gonna to do till they don’t
Sometimes folks will let you down, most times they won’t
You might get hot or left in the cold
Every single moment – a fork in the road
A fork in the road
© 2022 Owen Temple Music (BMI) / Jlgwsongs (BMI)