3 Minute Song

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I tried to write a song and keep it three minutes long Get in, get out, nobody gets hurt And I tried a thousand times to fit God between the lines But I'm finding out that doesn't really work [Pre-Chorus] I just don't have the words to say 'cause words only get in my way [Chorus] I must apologize, I have the hardest time Finding something to define a God that I can't define And even if I could, it would take way too long If all I've got's a three-minute song [Verse 2] I've got a hundred metaphors, and if I had a million more I could never ever seem to sum this up Besides, how can some melody communicate eternity? It's like trying to fit the ocean in a cup [Pre-Chorus] I never find the words to say 'cause words only get in my way [Chorus] I must apologize, I have the hardest time Finding something to define a God that I can't define And even if I could, it would take way too long If all I've got's a three-minute song [Bridge] I would like to dumb this down to three chords or maybe four But I've tried, and I can't, and I won't 'cause there will always be more So I apologize, I can't seem to get it right [Chorus] I must apologize, I have the hardest time Finding something to define a God I just can't define And even if I could, it would take way too long If all I've got's a three-minute song [Outro] Well, all I've got's this three-minute song Oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh