The Medicine Goes Down

THE MEDICINE GOES DOWN - Written by Carroll Bryant

N'tho you never made a sound 

I looked around and you were just standing there 

I never thought a lot about it 

Even though

Inside my heart I cared for you 

You brought me in from off of the edge

Of a bottomless canyon

And told me all the things that I needed to hear

N'tho you never made a sound

You were always there 

How can it be that the medicine goes down

A lost heart can't be found

Drifting like a log in the middle of the sea

And how can it be that a house of brick burns down

All the way to the ground

And nothing remains but the memories

N'tho you never made a sound

I looked around and you were gone for good

I never tried to face the truth until now

Even though

Inside my heart I knew I would

You took the best that I had to offer 

And gave it a new meaning for the world to believe

N'tho you never made a sound

You were there for me

How can it be that the medicine goes down

A lost heart can't be found

Drifting like a log in the middle of the sea

And how can it be that a house of brick burns down

All the way to the ground

And nothing remains but the memories

N'tho you never made a sound

You were there for me

How can it be that the medicine goes down

A lost soul's tied and bound

Trapped in the fear of a midnight scene

And how can it be that an ounce of pain weighs a pound

A tear is painted on a clown

And nothing has changed but faded dreams

N'tho you never made a sound

I looked around and you were gone for good 

I never thought a lot about it 

Even though

Inside my heart I cared for you 

You brought me in from off of the edge

Of a bottomless canyon

And told me all the things that I needed to hear

N'tho you never made a sound

You were always there 

You took the best that I had to offer

And gave it a new meaning for the whole world to see

N'tho you never made a sound

You were there for me

You were always there for me