Laura Veirs - July Flame album cover

Laura Veirs – Make Something Good Lyrics

Folk

I wanted to make something sweet
The blood inside the maple tree
The sunlight trapped inside the wood
Make something good

I wanted to make something strong
An organ pipe in a cathedral
That stays in tune through a thousand blooms
Make something good

It's gonna take a long, long time
But we're gonna make something so fine

I wanted to make something pure
Emerald field from steer manure
A wild-eyed child in a moonlit room
Make something good

I wanted to make something built to last
A bottled ship with a golden mast
And through the squall the course stays true
Make something good
Make something good

It's gonna take a long, long time
But we're gonna make something so fine
It's gonna take a long, long time
But we're gonna make something so fine

Comments (2)

  • Anonymous
    this song has inspired me to cycle 1000 miles for the TCT read about my journey justgiving.com/lolbishop
  • Becky
    This song makes me think of my kids. My husband and I made them and we want them to be good and strong, pure and true.