Lightning and Luck

[Verse 1]

Well, lightning won't come and see me

He said he's never ever coming back

This world is too full of cowards

And I could not disagree with that

He was very busy counting up his money

Money he'd made at all costs

Made from those who protect us

Over the wars that they have lost

[Chorus]

So use whatever you've got

To get whatever you want

You don't have to look too hard to notice

We could use a little lightning and luck

[Verse 2]

Heroes, we have many

They stand up for us when we are blind

We've built towns and roads and statues

And sang their songs that did not rhyme

The future just does not matter

Tongues are wagging about the past

Saying anything to get power

A tawdry power that will never last

[Chorus]

So use whatever you've got

To get whatever you want

You don't have to look too hard to notice

That we need a little lightning and luck

[Verse 3]

Well, there's trouble out on Main Street

With all the gunplay every day

Shooting out the windows

Where all the children go to play

It doesn't seem to matter much

Hell, we all gotta go sometime

We've been looking behind this curtain so long

But nothing there is worth a dime

[Chorus]

So use whatever you've got

To get whatever you want

You don't have to look too hard to notice

That we need a little lightning and luck

[Verse 4]

Well, I took a walk just to look around

To see what I've seen my whole life

Our vanities and confusion

And people believe they have rights

And they spit at me when I told them

That the rights we thought we had are all gone

But no one seemed to notice or care

They lost 'em all in a deal somewhere

[Chorus]

So use whatever you've got

To get whatever you want

You don't have to look too hard to notice

That we need a little lightning and luck

[Verse 5]

Just because we think so

Doesn't make it true

It's just what we think

It comes down to what we'll do

And I'm aware that this is obvious

But actions mean a lot

We need to keep a grip on our emotions

Or else we'll all be lost

[Chorus]

So use whatever you've got

To get whatever you want

You don't have to look too hard to notice

That we need a little lightning and luck

We could all use some lightning and luck