Somehow the Wonder of Life Prevails Lyrics & Tabs by Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle
Somehow the Wonder of Life Prevails
guitar chords lyrics
I had a high school friend
And he liked to hunt muskrats and rabbits
And he liked to draw and he liked to listen Ian Gillan and Black Sabbath
But one night outside a Canton, Ohio pool hall
Something transpired and he stuck a man with a screwdriver, stole his har and he hauled
He did three years in Tico Reformatory
And the rumours of what went on in there were the most chilling horror stories
Not long after he was set free
He left his parent's house at 1am and wrapped his car around a tree
And I was in Pacific Grove, California when I got the call
I talked with his mother and his father and his brothers - I talked to them all
About his love for heavy metal, his love for hunting and how good he could draw
And I laid down next to my girlfriend Deena and like a child I bawled
One Thanksgiving when I was pretty young
Me and my dad got into it over something and we fought and he won
And I laid down next to my girlfriend Deena and like a child I bawled
One Thanksgiving when I was pretty young
Me and my dad got into it over something and we fought and he won
And I went running barefoot off into the snow
And I sought refuge at a neighbour's house and later that night I came home
And in the midst of all the agonies, all the hardness I felt
Somehow the wonder of life always prevailed
And in the midst of all the awkwardness, all my growing pains
Somehow the wonder of life always remained
Every day I get out and I walk
Every day I get on the phone to someone and I talk
It's good to have friends who love you, who care and understand
Who have your back, don't judge you, don't criticise or make remarks
Every day for miles I walk
Along the Monterrey Pines, the marina to Aquatic Park
And I look at the Marin Headlands, Tiburon, Sausalito and Angel Island
from the end of fishing pier
And oh, I couldn't ask for more
My eyes couldn't ever want for more
And oh, I watch the seagulls fly
For half my life I've watched the ferry boats and the barges go by
This February it'll be the 10th year anniversary of when I lost a friend to cancer and there's times when I still can't believe it
But I'm so grateful for all the time we got to spend
In Pescadero, Point Reyes, Mendocino, San Rafael and Fairfax
Though I'm reminded of her passing especially when it rains
Somehow the wonder of life always remains
And every Christmas I get pictures of her growing daughter
And her face looks more and more and more and more and more and more like her mother
Spent this Thanksgiving in seat 21E of an SAS airplane flying over the Baltic and the North Sea
On my way home from Stockholm and Malmo and Gottenburg and Copenhagen
All I could think of in my seat was getting back home to my girlfriend She'd be away til Saturday or Sunday
Down in Orange County with her family for the holiday
But it's alright, I can't cry, can't complain
Because I'm just about to land in a 7-thirty-7 airplane
Looking down at the city of Martinez and the Carkinas Strait
And that San Francisco Pacific Ocean and North Bay
And at the Golden Gate and Oakland Bay bridges and the many boats that sail
And the wonder of life always prevails
