Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Umphrey’s McGee
Lead singer Brendan Bayliss wrote this song about advice he would give to the son of guitarist Jake Cinniger.
Here’s the official studio version with a nice little interview from Jake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df2JgH6hdV8
[Verse 1]
And if you see it laying 'round, it's alright to take it
Worth nothing at all, and if nobody saw, who knew?
But if the circumstance is right, and you're mistaken
I can't tell you off hand but I'd say that it's quite a few
Never speak too soon when an idea needs to level
Declarations can be made won't make them true
And if you don't make room in your backpack for the devil
You'll have the weight of the world lifted off your shoulders too
[Pre-Chorus]
No, I don't mean to be misleading
Yeah, I would hate to complicate your point of view
And if you really just presume
That's my impression, now of you
Well there's a lot of ground to cover
Even more that we need to talk through
[Chorus]
One day I won't be there when you fall
I know you got a lot that you got to say
Stop to think if it can wait at all
Doesn't mean I wanted to be gone
Maybe you could give me a reason
For why it always feels like everybody's leaving
[Verse 2]
If you haven't got too far by now don't worry
If you're stuck in the crowd and you're thinking out loud, I'd stop
No, I'm not suggesting here that you should hurry
But if everyone's out for theirs could there be enough?
Don't be flustered by your falls when they're occurring
They won't be factored in to the final score at all
So if morality calls you up and leaves a message
It's always better advice so I would listen to it more than twice
[Pre-Chorus]
No, I don't mean to be misleading
Yeah, I would hate to complicate your point of view
And if you really just presume
That's my impression, now of you
Well there's a lot of ground to cover
Even more that we need to talk through
[Chorus] x3
One day I won't be there when you fall
I know you got a lot that you got to say
Stop to think if it can wait at all
Doesn't mean I wanted to be gone
Maybe you could give me a reason
For why it always feels like everybody's leaving
[Outro]
One day I won't be there when you fall