Iron & Wine - Say What Lyrics

Iron & Wine Lyrics

"Say What"

If you wait
If you wander
If you draw it out a little bit longer
They say
Time flies
Fortune smiles
And nothing new is under the sun

If you choose
If you chase it
If you know it by the look on their faces
They say
Hearts will heal
Fates are sealed
Anyway that's what they say

If you fight
If you're sorry
Or take your leave before the end of the party
They say
Milk spills
Kindness kills
And character's a destiny

If you doubt
If you suffer
Or sing about it for your bread or your butter
They say
Silence speaks
Life repeats
Anyway that's what they say

Look, look what's right in front of your eyes
They say you might be here a while

If you lose
If you labor
Or disappear like you owe someone the favor
They say
Skin crawls
The sky falls
And everything ought to get it own place

If you cry
If you're healing
Or so in touch you just don't know what you're feeling
They say
Shit happens
Leave 'em laughing
Anyway that's what they say
Anyway that's what they say

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Writer(s): Sam Beam

album: "Hen's Teeth" (2026)

Dates And Dead People

Half Measures

Three Strangers

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

California Sober

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

Pilgrim's Highway

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

Say What

(Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)

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