[Verse 1]
When you sent me packing down that Green River Valley,
I knew that if you couldn t then no one would have me.
I lost myself drinkin with those stray dogs in the alleys
til the whikey soaked my bones.
The night it came on cold,
blowing off that muddy river.
I felt so goddamned old
I didn t have the strength to shiver.
The moon was swallowed whole
and when the sky spit back that sliver
I knew I had to go it alone.
[Chorus]
Love is free, so take all you can.
Just don t ask me to be the bigger man,
âcause I m all spent; yeah, you took all I had.
But living the good life made me bad.
[Verse 2]
Go on, chase that girl; go on, get that money.
Go on, break the world; I know you think it s full of honey.
Maybe someday I ll look back and think it s funny
how you always had to burn it down.
But right now in the ashes,
choking on the smoke,
I find it hard to grasp
this great big cosmic joke.
I m squinting through the tears
and years of lies and hope.
But I know you ain t comin back around.
[Chorus]
Love is free, so take all you can.
I won t ask you to be the bigger man,
âcause you re all spent; you gave all you had.
I guess living the good life, brother, made you bad.
[Bridge]
Devil below and God above
Take all your armies from my blood.
Show me what I m really made of.
More than fear? More than love?
[Chorus]
Oh, and set me free! I ve done all I can.
Just don t ask me to be the bigger man,
âcause I m all spent; I gave all I could.
But living the bad life, brother, feels too good.u2028
