Jason Isbell - The Magician Lyrics






You watch every move
and call it slight of hand
you know it's what I do
but never who I am, never who I am

started on the street
cards and dollar bills
shuffling my feet
never could be still, never could be still

and I am an orphan man but ain't we all
I can make myself disappear
I am an orphan man but ain't we all
I could be somewhere worse than here

I had a bride
sawed her in half
couple people cried
but most of them just laughed, most of them just laughed

and I had a son
strong of hand and will
taught him how to run
but never how to steal, never how to steal

I am an orphan man but ain't we all
I can't make myself reappear
I am an orphan man but ain't we all
I hope there's somewhere worse than here

I was called amazing
I make folks believe
With nothing in my pockets
And nothing up my sleeve

I am an orphan man but ain't we all
I can make myself disappear
I am an orphan man but ain't we all
and I know there's somewhere worse than here
worse than here
worse than here





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  1. J.... F....

    Excelente!

  2. S.... P....

    i know theres somewhere worse than here...

  3. S.... K....

    Isbell GOAT

  4. s.... v....

    Ain't we all :)

  5. C.... M....

    I really enjoy the depth of this song.

  6. M.... ....

    My favorite off this album, always gets me emotional.  Best songwriter in america.

    M.... ....

    @MUBM I agree. His lyrics are amazing.

    M.... ....

    Totally agree. Best song on the album and best songwriter in the USA. This is definitely one of his underappreciated songs. It's in my top 10.

    M.... ....

    best writer who ever lived! ;)