funny the way it is

Dave Matthews Band released their new single entitled "Funny the Way It Is" yesterday along with the cover art for their new album "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" (due out on June 2nd), and I must say, it's amazing. Head to their site (www.davematthewsband.com) and download it free this week only. Here are the lyrics and cover art, enjoy! (Thanks Lina for both!) Lyin’ in the park On a beautiful day Sun shine on the grass And the children play Siren’s passin’ Fire engine’s red Someone’s house is burning down On a day like this The evening comes and we’re hangin’ out On the front step And a car goes by with the windows rolled down And that war song is playin “why can’t we be friends?” Someone is screamin’ and cryin’ in the apartment upstairs Funny the way it is And if you think about it Somebody’s is goin’ hungry And someone else is eatin’ now Funny the way it is We’re not alone Somebody’s heart is broken And it becomes your favorite song The way your mouth feels in a lover’s kiss Like a pretty bird on the breeze Or water on a fish But a bomb blast brings the building crashin’ to the floor Hear the laughter while the children play war Funny the way it is And if you think a bout it One kid walks 10 miles to school While another one’s droppin’ out Funny the way it is We’re not alone On a soldier’s last breath His baby’s being born Standin’ on the bridge Watch the water passin’ under me It must have been much harder When there was no bridge just water Now the world is small Remember how it used to be With mountain, and oceans, and winter’s, and river’s and stars Watch the sky in a jet plane So far out of my reach Is there someone up there lookin’ down on me? Boy chase a bird So close but everytime He never catch her But he can’t stop trying Funny the way it is And if you think a bout it One kid walks 10 miles to school While another one’s droppin’ out Funny the way it is We’re not alone On a soldier’s last breath His baby’s being born Funny the way it is We’re not alone Somebody’s heart is broken And it becomes your favorite song Funny the way it is And if you think a bout it One kid walks 10 miles to school While another one’s droppin’ out Standin’ on the bridge Watch the water passin’ under me It must have been much harder When there was no bridge just water Now the world is small Remember how it used to be With mountain, and oceans, and winter’s, and river’s and stars