Herod the Fink - Have I Done Any Good Lyrics

In a hospital bed with stiff linen sheets
With a tired old voice he's starting to sing
"Have I done any good in the world?"
That was years ago, I think about it

Idaho winters are bringing him down
There's nothing to see in a snow covered town
Headed south to the sun and the sea
Small family, with big American dreams

He picks up a saxophone, opens a valve
His two little daughters make up the crowd
And they sing as the band charges on
Hugging their knees, til everyone's gone

There were the sun drenched days
Your teenage boys, a boat, and plenty of food
There was the desperate thief
You gave a meal, a bed, and something to do
If I could only live my life as full as you

And this blood in my veins, and this song in my hands
As I try to relate to this mythical man
And I understand now more than I understood then
I like to think that we would've been friends
I was only a kid, over a decade ago
I saw my dad well up, we let our grandfather go
And I've felt it before, I know I'll feel it again
You're walking by my side
You'll see me through to the end

I climb into bed and pull up the sheets
I'm closing my eyes and starting to think
Have I done any good in the world?