Matt Jones & The Reconstruction - The Good Life

Recorded spring, 2019, by Jim Roll @ Willis Sound Mixed by Gregory McIntosh Filmed by Charles Steen Matt Jones : guitar, vox Misty Lyn Bergeron : vox, percussion Carol Catherine Gray : violin, vox Mary Fraser : drums, vox David W. Jones : banjo, vox Serge van der Voo : bass, vox Colette Alexander : cello One hundred old men standing in a line Right now you're fine, but be warned You told me I'd be cursed with plagues of body and soul It'll hurt to make you whole, hooved and horned How does it feel to bow out and be gone You'll feel it son, soon enough I'll scratch, I'll stamp my way to just staying alive Try as you might, your time's up What lessons have you to stall the dimming of light Don't rush, don't fight- you are loved A dime's worth of daydreams, don't push them away You'll be with us someday, that's enough. Is that all there is? We wish you'd see your greatness Like we wish we'd seen our own We appreciate your reverence When you read these old gravestones We've been watching you a long time And we're sorry if you're sad But alone does not mean lonely It's a good life that you have.

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