Iron & Wine - Half Measures Lyrics

Iron & Wine Lyrics

"Half Measures"

Some do, some don't
Some would, now they won't
I'm trying every day

Half a man only walks
Halfway around the block
And half measures are all he takes

What's useless in the morning
Can be useless all day
Call me cruel, call me a fool
I don't want to say goodbye

Some look and some will find
I try to keep what's left behind
While some easily let it go

Half men, good or bad
Half words are all they have
And half lives are all they know

What's useless in the evening
Can be useless all night
Call me cruel, call me a fool
I don't want to say goodbye

Goodbye

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Writer(s): Sam Beam

album: "Hen's Teeth" (2026)

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