DeMent, Iris - The Way I Should Lyrics
A cold wind against my shoulder woke me up in the middle of the night
An Autumn leaf was scraping against my window
Like it was trying hard to get inside
And then a ghost that I had met before kept me up till dawn
And everything I thought was right was suddenly all wrong
And then he asked me what it was that I had to show
So I went running down a list of things
Some were real, but on some of them I lied
'Cause I felt I had to justify each breath that I'd been breathing in this life
Then I realized I was playing into someone else's rules
Trying to keep my score up in a game I did not choose
Then I looked that ghost straight in the eye
And said "You'd better not be coming back by again"
As you tell me that I'm supposed to
I don't run as fast as I could
But I live just the way I want to
And that's the way I should
October's leaves were dancing 'round
Like angels dressed in robes of Red and Gold
But November's come and gone now
And they're lying in the gutter out along the road
They're gonna make their way out to the ditch or someday to the sea
They'll get to where they're going without the help of you or me
And if each life is just a grain of sand
I'm telling you man, this grain of sand is mine
And it's true that I don't work near as hard
As you tell me that I'm supposed to
I don't run as fast as I could
But I live just the way I want to
And that's the way I should
But I live just the way I want to
And that's the way I should
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DeMent, Iris The Way I Should Comments
One of the best songs I've heard in my life ... 68+ years! Just one of the many Iris DeMent songs I love.
A cold wind against my shoulder woke me up in the middle of the night
An Autumn leaf was scraping against my window
like it was trying hard to get inside
and then a ghost that I had met before kept me up 'til dawn
and everything I thought was right was suddenly all wrong
He said, "Your score is looking pretty bad"
and then he asked me what it was that I had to show
So I went running down a list of things
some were real, but on some of them I lied
'cause I felt I had to justify each breath that I'd been breathing in this life
Then I realized I was playing into someone else's rules,
trying to keep my score up in a game I did not choose
Then I looked that ghost straight in the eye
and said "You'd better not be coming back by again"
And it's true that I don't work near as hard
as you tell me that I'm supposed to
I don't run as fast as I could
but I live just the way I want to
and that's the way I should
October's leaves were dancing 'round
like angels dressed in robes of Red and Gold
but November's come and gone now
and they're lying in the gutter out along the road
They're gonna make their way out to the ditch or someday to the sea,
they'll get to where they're going without the help of you or me
and if each life is just a grain of sand
I'm telling you man, this grain of sand is mine
And it's true that I don't work near as hard
as you tell me that I'm supposed to
I don't run as fast as I could
but I live just the way I want to
and that's the way I should
but I live just the way I want to
and that's the way I should
writers: Iris LuElla DeMent
My favorite Iris Dement song.
Who can give a thumb down to Iris?
YES!, what a great song!
Quoi qu'elle chante, elle chante bien! Skol!
Holy Ann Murray!!!!
Iris Cement is a treasure. She has a wonderful voice
It’s Dement not Cement !
My anthem .. thank you for posting. Great guitar breaks and music backing.
Love this woman.....
BELIEVE OR NOT WHO CARES ITS A CHOICE
The sad thing is that a lot of folks get the worst of all worlds - working hard, not living 'just the way they want to' and still having nothing much to show for it.
The national anthem of being alive
And nice visuals, too
Such a great sound!
there is only one iris Dement
Christopher Neary
Such a Unique Voice ! 😀
Thanks for posting. Agree utterly about Iris' free spirit - shouldn't we all be free spirits - the way we should ?
I love you Iris , sure wish I could play behind you some day.!!!
great great sounds I am addicked since discovering iris on the marty show
you are very to admit you are adicked
sorry i meant to say brave
Mark Knopfler does this song like no one else can do, Iris nails this song.
s style.
awesome singer, mucho thnxxx for posting this particular song :))))
great song, mucho thnxxx for posting :)))))))
No one expresses America like Iris can.
Graet song, with a fine performance by Mark Knopfler on guitar.
That's the way I should