The Cedar Box

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

Grandpa kept a cedar box

Old maps and a leather string

He said the land remembers names

That the rivers used to sing

I was young and I was loud

Thought I knew the whole way down

He just smiled and shook his head

Said the hills don't make a sound

[Pre-Chorus]

So I walked out past the fence line

Past the places I was told

Where the pines lean into morning

And the water runs cold

[Chorus]

Look listen learn

That's the way it's always been

Look listen learn

Let the quiet pull you in

You don't own a single acre

You just borrow for a while

Look listen learn

And the land will teach you how

[Post-Chorus]

Hey-ya hey-ya

Hmm-mm

Hey-ya hey-ya

Hmm-mm

[Verse 2]

Seven winters I was gone

Chasing money chasing noise

Came back with a hollow chest

And a head full of other's voices

Grandpa's chair sat in the corner

Cedar box still on the shelf

Opened it and found a note

Said you gotta find yourself

[Pre-Chorus]

So I sat down by the fire

Let the smoke crawl up my sleeve

Told the stars I was sorry

Told the ground I believe

[Chorus]

Look listen learn

That's the way it's always been

Look listen learn

Let the quiet pull you in

You don't own a single acre

You just borrow for a while

Look listen learn

And the land will teach you how

[Post-Chorus]

Hey-ya hey-ya

Hmm-mm

Hey-ya hey-ya

Hmm-mm

[Bridge]

Slow down slow down

The longest road is patience

Slow down slow down

The answer's in the waiting

Listen to the wind

Listen to the rain

Listen to the ones who came before the pain

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

Look listen learn

That's the way it's always been

Look listen learn

Let the quiet pull you in

You don't own a single acre

You just borrow for a while

Look listen learn

And the land will teach you how

[Post-Chorus]

Hey-ya hey-ya

Hmm-mm

Hey-ya hey-ya

Hmm-mm

[Outro]

Look listen learn

(Learn)

Look listen learn

(Learn)