Exit 49 - Simple Man

On cruise control

And I just passed the sign for Exit 49

No rest stop for the next million miles

But wait — where are we goin'?

We never get the time to ponder

Runnin' in circles when we need to wander

But while the weight that we’re under

Waitin' on the signs of wonder

Can’t take no obstruction on quicksand

Futility killin' me, y’all, what’s the big plan?

Lifestyle keeps us numb

And blind from everything we can become

The sun hits the soil, but the seed won’t grow

If it’s trapped in the field, it’s somebody else’s home

Show goes on and we all wanna know

If it’s ever gonna stop

Tired of making bricks

Tired of making copies

Tired of making coffee

Tell the boss to get off me

And may I leave in the haste

No time to waste

Can’t wait for our bread to bake

We got offerings to make

We out, we out

Peace, we out

We’re leaving now

To see the sounds

Peace, we out

We’re leaving now

Got the instructions

But we’re still confused

With the land of our destiny just out of reach

We can’t afford to lose

Feels like no one, no one has ever

Been in these shoes

So what about

Every ancestor that wept and sang the blues?

Too many

Excuses, complaints

Water, heat, hunger, pain

Eyes to the sky for the rescue plane

Made it to the final level of the game

The unification of the Name

Grow from the rain

Finally broke through the chains

'Cause I was tired of making bricks

Tired of making copies

Tired of making coffee

Tell the boss to get off me

We gotta leave, in the haste

No time to waste

Can’t wait for our bread to bake

We got offerings to make

We out, we out