I Made a Resolution

Well I woke up this morning

And I made a resolution

I said, \"I'm never going to sing

Another sad song again.\"

I decided I'd admit it

I am not an intellectual

No the words, they never come easy

Unless I'm singing them

And the hills that I was born in

Will never leave me

No matter how hard I try

And then my brother was murdered

While my father was in prison

And the girl that I sometimes loved

Up and moved away

And my body filled up with blackness

And the darkness, it wanted to drown me

And I heard my father's footsteps catching up to me

And he took me by the shoulders

And he said, \"Son, my hands are strong

But I hope you have the strength to shake us free

Shake us free, boy

Shake us free, my son

You'd better shake us free.\"

And now I'm lying in a van

In Chicago in the springtime

And the rain outside that's falling

Sounds just like popcorn

But before I open my eyes

I think I'll make this resolution

\"No, I'm never going to sing another

Sad song for as long as I live!\"

And the light coming through the window

Is making everything glow

And he took me by the shoulders and he said

\"Son, I know my hands are strong

But I hope you have the strength

To shake us free

Shake us free

Shake us free

Shake us free, my son!\"

I made a resolution

I made a resolution

I made a resolution

I made a resolution