PAINT RED FLAGS GREEN [Verse 1] Spent half my life arguin’ with the weather Cussin’ at the rain like the rain gave a damn Thought if I worried hard enough about tomorrow I could somehow bend it to the master plan My wheels start turnin’, I come from every angle Tryin’ to fix what ain’t mine to mend Can’t blame the world for the noise in my head Sometimes you gotta know when to let it end [Pre-Chorus] I’ve learned the hard way You can’t force what you mean Sometimes all you’re doin’ Is paintin’ red flags green [Chorus] Paint red flags green Tell yourself they ain’t what they seem Turn every warning into some pretty little dream Paint red flags green Try to make a yes out of every damn no Hang on tight when it’s time to let go If you don’t like the truth, change the scenery Yeah, go ahead and paint red flags green [Verse 2] I spent years auditionin’ for my own damn life Tryin’ to be whatever somebody wanted me to be Spendin’ money, bendin’ over backwards Ignoring every damn thing my gut could see Funny how the minute I quit chasin’ I got comfortable inside my skin Stopped needing everybody else to want me And started liking who I already been GOOD GOD! [Chorus] Paint red flags green Tell yourself they ain’t what they seem Turn every warning into some pretty little dream Paint red flags green Try to make a yes out of every damn no Hang on tight when it’s time to let go If you don’t like the truth, change the scenery Yeah, go ahead and paint red flags green [Bridge] That hamster wheel still spins sometimes I ain’t gonna lie and say it don’t But I stick my fingers in the spokes Before that weasel gets a vote Worry still comes knockin’ I just don’t give it a key Turn my mind toward God Get back to what matters to me My health, my work, my family The life that’s right here in front of me [Breakdown] God ain’t some genie Every wish ain’t my command Faith ain’t handin’ Him the ball Then tellin’ Him where to stand Do what I can Give Him what I don’t know And sometimes, brother… That’s just the way it goes [Final Chorus] Don’t paint red flags green Don’t make ’em into what you wish they’d been When that warning starts screamin’ Maybe trust what you’ve seen Don’t paint red flags green You can’t make a yes out of every damn no Can’t control every place this old life’s gonna go Do what you can, then let the rest be And quit paintin’ red flags green [Outro] Yeah, sometimes that’s just the way it goes You do what you can And you let the rest go GOOD GOD! Don’t paint… red flags green.
