Could Be a Lot Worse Live at the 40 Watt
[Intro: Woody Guthrie, "Vigilante Man"]
With a sawed-off shotgun in his hand
Would he shoot his brother and sister down?
I rambled 'round from town to town
I rambled ’round from town to town

[Spoken Intro]
Okay, welcome, good evening to you all. Thanks for sticking around. This is a new song called "It Could Be a Lot Worse." Hey!

[Verse 1]
A kiss for the miles to drive
A prayer for when it rains
One shot of perspective
A couple more to kill the pain
When all the best metaphors
Are hitting too close to home
When all the best metaphors
Are bleeding from your bones

[Verse 2]
I'm gonna die a failure
But to happiness awake
You can make a bed in hell
And wake up at heaven's gate
Think of all that you missed today
That lay right before your eyes
Think of all that fades away
In the hard-pressed compromise
[Chorus]
This is dangerous terrain
We’re attempting to traverse
And it's a crying shame
But it could be a lot worse

[Verse 3]
You proceed with caution
Though you're mumbling in the dark
And that one shot of perspective
Has finally hit your heart

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 4]
Faith, she's a whistling train
Running hard in the dark
And hope, she'd be a thing untamed
Gonna break into your heart
Love's a little bit of God
There for all to know
Love's the everlasting arms
That never do let go

[Chorus]
This is dangerous terrain
We're attempting to traverse
And it’s a crying shame
But it could be a lot worse
It’s a crying shame
But it could be a lot worse
[Outro]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh
A lot worse
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
A lot worse

[Spoken Outro]
Thanks. Thank you much. 