We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Two Hands on the Plow

from Selections by Reece Sullivan

/

about

Written approximately 2004 Little Rock, AR - 2008 Black Mountain, NC

Recorded 2009 Hot Springs, AR

Originally on "Intimations of Immortality"

lyrics

I have looked high, and I have looked low
Thought I was learning things that no one else knows
I’ve picked up twigs, & I’ve looked under stones
It’s rare that I found much that I can truly call my own
But, I’ve looked high and I have looked low

You told me that you’d love me & that you’d always do me good
Such kindness I found strange; I little understood
You opened up your soul, & you gave your heart to me
I may’ve been a drunk, but I was falling at your feet
You opened up your soul, & you gave your heart to me

I’ve made do the only way that I knew how
With a foot down in the ditch & with two hands on a plow
I wanted more than the fates would allow
& It’s hard to say where I’m headed now

I listen to the engine of the train that’s rolling by
I watch the rain a’ falling and the lightening in the sky
My mind is filled with troubles, & I wish that I could cry
I’d tell you what I was feeling, but it’s so hard to describe
I listen to the engine of the train that's rolling by

I lay here in the darkness thinking I might go insane
It seems I cannot move, but I know I cannot stay
There’s sorrow in my heart and madness in my veins
So many things were good but I destroyed 'em in many ways
Sorrow in my heart & madness in my veins

I’ve made do the only way that I knew how
With a foot down in a ditch and with two hands on a plow
I wanted more than the fates would allow
& It’s hard to say where I’m headed now

credits

from Selections, track released November 25, 2009

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Reece Sullivan image

Reece Sullivan Lafayette, Louisiana

Originally from Arkansas, and now in Lafayette, LA, I play the surrounding areas regularly. Over the course of the years, I've reinvented myself musically many times: piano to guitar, classical to art rock, art rock to folk, flat picking to finger-picking, solely songwriting to performing. My latest incarnation has me playing out often, sometimes touring, and writing and recording consistently. ... more

contact / help

Contact Reece Sullivan

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Reece Sullivan recommends:

If you like Reece Sullivan, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring interviews with LA music scene pillar Kamasi Washington, and new London-based duo Mrcy.

listen now