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 oh oh 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 whatever made the world go round before is probably what will keep it going round after they ve 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 oh oh 