Old Crow Medicine Show - Ways Of Man Lyrics






Since we first come out walking, looking for a way back in
From this crazy world where we're blowing like leaves in the wind
Just tryin' to make sense of this life any way that we can
And foolin' ourselves with the ways of man

We can do what we want to
We can burn at both ends
We can go half crazy
Like we got no sense
And it's a desperate feeling
Just to hold it all in
The weight of the world
And the ways of man

Well we thirst and we hunger and we love and we comfort now and then
But we fight over money and power like water and bread
Oh but it's simple the reason we're turning our backs on our friends
'Cause this brotherly love is such a hard thing to get through our heads

We can do what we want to
We can burn at both ends
We can go half crazy
Like we got no sense
And it's a desperate feeling
Just to hold it all in
The weight of the world
And the ways of man

We can do what we want to
We can burn at both ends
We can go half crazy
Like we got not no good sense
And it's a desperate feeling
Just to hold it all in
The weight of the world
And the ways of man
The weight of the world
And the ways of man





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  1. J.... S....

    Such an underrated song.

  2. J.... m....

    this is the kind of music that speaks to my soul

    J.... m....

    Jo mama You are soooo right

  3. T.... S....

    Good drinking music right here.

  4. P.... L....

    THE BEAT, EVEN WHEN BEING REMADE, ALWAYS RETURNS TO THE ONE.

  5. D.... A....

    This song unfortunately resonates with me quite a bit here as of late.  Great song by my favorite band though.

  6. K.... B....

    Reminds me of Old "HAG"

  7. B.... ....

    This makes me wish they'd do something with Willie Nelson, That'd be cool as heck, in my opinon.

    B.... ....

    @Blackbeard They did some live stuff with him I heard. I'd love to see a collaboration

    B.... ....

    Last year at Nelson's Ledge's they both were there together.

  8. G.... J....

    Who is singing?

    G.... J....

    Ketch (Kieth) Secor

    G.... J....

    Yep, thanks, I wasn't sure  because I came across a clip of Willie Watson playing it solo. I have since found out Jim Lauderdale does harmony vocals on this version.

    G.... J....

    @Gregory Jackson i think willie must have wrote it - I cover it too Great song!

    G.... J....

    I've got an audio recording of Jim and Ketch doing this at the Station Inn Nashville, almost two years before the record.

    G.... J....

    Poss written by them then

  9. A.... J....

    Who me?

    A.... J....

    Yeah.....you.

  10. u.... ....

    made me think of W Nelson too....

  11. K.... F....

    exactly what i was thinking...i had scrolled down to read comments. he does indeed.

  12. b.... g....

    is that willie nelson/

    b.... g....

    Willie Watson

    b.... g....

    That's Ketch singing. Maybe Willie did harmony, but he wasn't around much during this record.

  13. s.... ....

    Amen!!!

  14. j.... j....

    I heard this song for the first time today, the day of the CT school shooting. It really hit home. Great tune.

  15. P.... ....

    no worries friend glad you enjoy the ocms!!!

  16. R.... ....

    Awesome song! thanks for sharing.

  17. D.... A....

    best song of the album

  18. v.... ....

    OCMS kicks ass