Man of the Moment - Paul Dempsey

The man of the moment is just way ahead of his time

Could be why you see just distance in his eyes

He could be watching ashes grow

Where all your best seeds were just now sown

But for all i know there’s far more i don’t…

New rays of light must fight for a place between the leaves

So son don’t seem surprised to find no shade beneath this tree

Just like abe' you can’t think twice

When offered your piece of the franchise

Now every kid expects a birth-right…

Hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother

Now it’s your turn, it’s your turn to deliver…

Hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother

What’s the measure of a man, made to measure…

It’s some privilege to claim that only the strong survive —

If you can choose the time and place and what you’ll sacrifice

We’ll all get our piece of the dream

And the have-nots will have to take another hit for the team

Well that’s just how it’s always been…

It went something like — garden. Tree. Adam and eve. And father, pray, forgive

But if i never hear that shit again i’ll live and live and live and live

And whatever made the world go round before

Is probably what will keep it going round after they’re gone

But for all i know there’s far more i don’t…

Hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother

Now it’s your turn, it’s your turn to deliver…

Hand-me-down, hand-me-down oh brother

What’s the measure of a man, made to measure

Made to measure