Just Trying to Be Good ft. Night Falls Lyrics

I like setting things free

Like a bee through a window

A spider scooped up

On some paper

And brought out to a leaf

I like picking things up

Shiny brown buckeyes

Feathers and stones

Driftwood and bones

For good luck

Can I pick you up

When you're feeling discarded

Brush off the dirt and

Make sure that you know

That you're loved

Can I set you free

When you're feeling entangled

Like a hawk on the wind

Stretching its wings

Out to sea

I try to give thanks

For the basic essentials

The air in my lungs

My heart pumping

Blood through my veins

I try to pay close attention

To what's right in front of me

To get out of my head

But it's easier said

Than it's done

I'll pay attention to you

In all of your glory

I'll show you I see you

And appreciate

All that you do

I'm so thankful for you

In all of your beauty

Non-judgmental and elegant

Funny, intelligent you

Kindness is a choice

Presence is a virtue

Practice makes patience

Mistakes are education disguised

Just trying to be good

Nobody's perfect

Sometimes selfishness wins

And I stop listening

Like I should

Let me be good to you

Like you're good to me

Acceptance and grace

That's how we make

Our way through

Let's keep ourselves free

Let's keep ourselves open

Like hawks on the wind

Stretching our wings

Out to sea