Half of the Things You Know

Yeah I know what they say but just saying it don't make it so
You should only believe about half of the things you know
Half of the things are just stuff that you heard people say
About last night or tomorrow, never just here today
You know what you see is a matter of where you stand
The way it comes out is never the way you planned
Always leave a path for new springs' flow
And never believe more than half of the things you know

If I sit here and watch I wonder what will the next thought be
And the guy who thinks it, wonder will he think he's me
Why struggle to lug around something that you could put down
Before you had a face where did you keep that frown
Every time I blink I'm looking out of someone new
Everything I see is a different kind of true
The names we give are traps to bring us low
Only believe about half of the things you know

Wherever you go, you never get away from you
Whatever you dream, there's still the first thing to do
The harder you try the tighter you feel the squeeze
If this were your last breath, how would you want to breathe

The dust piles up on the shelves of text
The children learn a new tongue
The young folks yearn for what's coming next
The old folks wish they were young
We can only feel what we haven't got
We only see what we're not
We're so full of grief and wants and stings and woe
We should barely believe even half of the things we know

So how do you know if the things in your head are real
Well if you do what they say at the end of the day how you feel
Midway through your journey, the hint of a path appears
The one straight line runs right to your deepest fears
The only way home is the way that you know by heart
Don't know where ends but you know what you do to start
Give your gift and watch the blessings flow
But only believe about half of the things you know
Give your gift and watch the blessings flow
And only believe about half of the things you know