Knock On Wood

(album: The Strings That Tie Us Together - 2018)

I woke up at seven
And waited til eleven
Just waiting for my body to even have the energy to
Roll out of bed
And I sat there thinking about
How my world came down
So suddenly

A hole opened up and I never saw it coming
Rubble crushing dreams I never knew I never needed
And a door in my face saying this is my place
No going back

So
Knock on wood
'Cause you're getting something good
You never know when the balance will finally tip over
So
Knock on wood
Because you
Can and always should
Keep an even scale
Even when you prevail
Keep knocking on wood

Not to be pessimistic but
Things can always twist and pull favor
It's the good times you have to savor
But you can't bathe in glory
For too long
You need a reminder to keep on the ground
Where you belong

So
Knock on wood
Because you're getting something good
And you never know when the balance will finally tip over
So
Knock on wood
Because you
Can and always should
Keep an even scale
Even when you prevail
Keep knocking on

Time can be tragic
And life will always pass you
But stay with the feeling
Don't stop believing
That it'll work soon, just
Keep a level head for the
Shaking room that lies ahead
Keep your knuckles tapping
When you're too far ahead

So
Knock on wood
Prepare for something good

Oh, it's been
A hell of a year
Oh, it's been
A hell of a year
Oh, it's been
A hell of a year
Oh

Oh, it's been (Seventeen)
A hell of a year (Please be)
Oh, it's been (Good to me)
A hell of a year
Oh, it's been (Please be better than)
A hell of a year (All the rest)
Oh (And if you can't)
(I'll just wait til eighteen)

Oh, it's been (Seventeen)
A hell of a year (Please be)
Oh, it's been (Good to me)
A hell of a year
Oh, it's been (Please be better than)
A hell of a year (All the rest)
Oh (And if you can't)
(I'll just wait for eighteen)

Seventeen, you've been
Good to me
But I think eighteen's going
Pretty swell