Here’s the official album version. Scroll down for lyrics and video of an earlier live version. This song and the full Red Wheelbarrow album are available for purchase on Bandcamp.
Lyrics
We used to sit out of an evening
And maybe have a beer
Since you’re gone there’s not much going on
Seems like less and less every year
Sadie says she’s not lonely
I don’t know if that’s true
‘Cause every time that I look in her eyes
I see reflections of you
Tell me, how does one so young become so wise?
Lai la Lai
While the rest of us barely manage to survive
Oh, sing a song of sixpence
Turn a dollar to a pound
Rain falls on twenty acres
And disappears without a sound
There’s a time and a season
They’re not easily discerned
Does winter’s hand hold an ending
Or the hope of your return?
Tell me, how does one so young become so wise?
Lai la Lai
While the rest of us barely manage to survive
I always had a plan
That would lift me out of here
But I fear my destination
Grows increasingly unclear
Sadie says she’s found Jesus
And the Lord will ease her load
But I still sit out of an evening
Staring blankly down the road
Tell me, how does one so young become so wise?
Lai la Lai
While the rest of us barely manage to survive
How does one so young become so wise?
Lai la Lai
While the rest of us barely manage to survive
Live Version
© Jeffrey Thomas Cobb