From the recording Promise to Harry
A fun, uptempo, philosophical slice of folk-funk laying out the seeming contradictions that we all need to balance in order to show up, go with the flow and live a sane life in this crazy world. Seriously groovy, and the lads trade vocals here.
Lyrics
Got to go East to get West
Got to look in to see out
Live with the worst to know best
Try it your way to know you don’t know how
Got to go down to rise up
Got to know weak to be strong
Got to be soft to get tough
Gotta be lost to find the long way home
Got to be loose to get tight
Got to be tight to let go
Gotta know wrong to do right
Gotta be right to bow down that low
Easy enough to say
It’s one or the other way
But you know it seems to me
Somehow it’s got to be
All in the mystery
Got to let up to get light
Got to go ‘round to get back
Got to surrender to fight
Gotta be good to make a move like that
Got to stop trying to win
Get down on your knees to stand tall
Got to go out come in
Ain’t ever enough until you lose it all
Easy enough to say
It’s one or the other way
But you know it seems to me
Somehow it’s got to be
All in the mystery
Got to go East to get West
Got to look in to see out
Live with the worst to know best
Try it your way to know you don’t know how
Got to go down to rise up
Gotta know weak to be strong
Gotta to be soft to get tough
Got to be lost to find the long way home
Easy enough to say
It’s one or the other way
You know it seems to me
Somehow it’s got to be
All in the mystery
Words & Music: Tom Prasada-Rao, Michael Lille & Tom Kimmel
©2023 Simple Gift Music (BMI)/Downstream Lean Music (BMI)/Morrissette Music (ASCAP)