Duck And Cover

Someone's in the back yard, bangin' on the door  

Daddy's gone away, he's comin' back no more  

His baby's curled up on a stranger's floor  

Mama's thinkin', family dinners weren't too much to ask for

 
Everybody here's got a story to tell 

Everybody's been through their own hell  

There's nothin' too special 'bout gettin' hurt  

Gettin' over it, that takes the work
 

'Cause one way or another, all need each other  

Nothing's gonna turn out the way you thought it would  

But friends and lovers, don't you duck and cover 

'Cause everythin' comes out the way it should

 
Blessed are the humble, blessed are the meek 

Blessed are the hungry, blessed are the weak  

Blessed are the ones on the other side  

Blessed are we for just bein' alive

 
One day I stopped wantin' anythin' at all  

The Heaven's opened up like a waterfall  

No use in worryin' 'bout when it ends 

Just for now be thankful for what I get

 
'Cause one way or another, a man's gonna suffer  

It makes no difference the way you wanted it  

But friends and lovers, don't you duck and cover 

'Cause everythin' comes out the way it should, in the end

 
Seems like life is a palindrome  

Cry when you die, cry when you're born  

In between, it's all about the ups and downs  

Add 'em all together, they cancel each other out

 
'Cause one way or another, one way or another  

Won't get what you wanted, you'll get enough, for sure
'Cause one way or another, winter pays for the summer  

Won't get what you wanted, what you got'll be good

 
Someone's in the back yard, bangin' on the door  

Daddy's gone away, he's comin' back no more  

His baby's curled up on a stranger's floor  

Mama's thinkin', happy endings weren't too much to ask for -

Glen Phillips  Duck And Cover