3 Minute Song

(album: Trying To Fit The Ocean In A Cup - 2008)

I tried to write a song and keep it 3 minutes long
Get in get out nobody gets hurt
And I tried a thousand times to fit god between the lines
But I'm finding out that doesn't really work

I just don't have the words to say 'cause words only get in my way
I must apologize I have the hardest time
Finding something to define a god that I can't define
And even if I could it would take way too long
If all I've got's a 3 minute song

I've got a hundred metaphors and if I had a million more
I could never ever seem to sum this up
Besides how can some melody communicate eternity
It's like trying to fit the ocean in a cup

I never find the words to say 'cause words only get in my way
I must apologize I have the hardest time
Finding something to define a god that I can't define
And even if I could it would take way too long
If all I've got's a 3 minute song

I would like to dumb this down to 3 chords or maybe 4
But I've tried and I can't and I won't 'cause there will always be more
So I apologize I can't seem to get it right

I must apologize I have the hardest time
Finding something to define a god I just can't define
And even if I could it would take way too long
If all I've got's a 3 minute song
Well all I've got's a 3 minute song oh oh oh oh oh oh