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I'm trying to tell you something 'bout my life
Maybe give me insight between black and white
And the best thing you ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously
It's only life after all, yeah
Well, darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
And lightness has a call that's hard to hear
And I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
I sailed my ship of safety till I sank it
I'm crawling on your shores
And I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive (The less I seek my source)
Closer I am to fine, yeah
Closer I am to fine, yeah
And I went to see the doctor of philosophy
With a poster of Rasputin and a beard down to his knee
He never did marry or see a B-grade movie
He graded my performance, he said he could see through me
I spent four years prostrate to the higher mind
Got my paper and I was free
And I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive (The less I seek my source)
Closer I am to fine, yeah
Closer I am to fine, yeah
I stopped by the bar at 3 A.M.
To seek solace in a bottle or possibly a friend
And I woke up with a headache like my head against a board
Twice as cloudy as I'd been the night before
And I went in seeking clarity
I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
We go to the doctor, we go to the mountains
We look to the children, we drink from the fountain
Yeah, we go to the Bible, we go through the workout
We read up on revival, we stand up for the lookout
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive (The less I seek my source)
Closer I am to fine
Closer I am to fine
Closer I am to fine, yeah

Lazarus Jun 03, 2013 - 18:43	hippiechick wrote: Me too Honey Yes, this song is marvelous... love it... [ Reply ]
camatcba May 02, 2013 - 23:07	perpetual barf [ Reply ]
ottojschlosser Mar 01, 2013 - 08:59	This song always takes me back to grad school, where I pursued a fine young woman who loved this music... [ Reply ]
bokey Mar 01, 2013 - 08:58	This is weird.This song used to get on my nerves,but now I kinda like it once in a while. [ Reply ]
gandalfbmg Mar 01, 2013 - 08:56	"The less I seek my source for some definitive, the closer I am to fine" I'm not sure if a truer line has ever been sung. [ Reply ]
dragonlady Mar 01, 2013 - 08:54	Great album. [ Reply ]
hippiechick Oct 01, 2011 - 07:38	romeotuma wrote: Yes, it is a 10 to me... love this song... Me too Honey [ Reply ]
(former member) Jul 30, 2011 - 12:32	Cynaera wrote: Okay, I think we get the point. Run along now. I gave this a 9, but might bump it to 10, just to see your emoticonical-pyrotechnics again. Yes, it is a 10 to me... love this song... [ Reply ]
Cynaera Jul 30, 2011 - 12:27	camatcba wrote: Okay, I think we get the point. Run along now. I gave this a 9, but might bump it to 10, just to see your emoticonical-pyrotechnics again. [ Reply ]
kgish Jul 30, 2011 - 12:24	Great lyrics. [ Reply ]
(former member) Apr 26, 2011 - 21:28	We be dancing... love it... [ Reply ]
emh Apr 04, 2011 - 10:19	Not one of their best. Would rather hear Ghost, Joking, Chickenman, World Falls, Land of Canaan, Shed Your Skin... [ Reply ]
bindi Feb 22, 2011 - 20:33	OK, the lyrics are kind of cool. I understand that they are both talented, I like at least one of their songs - yet, somehow, this. . .just doesn't do a thing for me. Different strokes I guess. [ Reply ]
camatcba Feb 22, 2011 - 20:25	[ Reply ]
(former member) Feb 08, 2011 - 19:07	Emily Saliers and Amy Ray of The Indigo Girls make no specific religious or spiritual claims, but their self-titled album, which was released in 1989, contains spiritual and thought-provoking lyrics... the album earned a Grammy for 1989 for best contemporary folk album, and a nomination for best new artist, which they lost to now long-forgotten Milli Vanilli ... (the Grammy that Milli Vanilli received for 1989 was revoked when it was discovered that the lead vocals on the record were not the actual voices of the front men, who performed onstage with lip-synching... one of the fake Milli Vanilli front men was found dead in a Frankfurt hotel of an apparent drug overdose in 1998... but I digress...) the closing lines in "Closer To Fine" are a glimpse of the album's spiritual concerns— We go to the Bible . We go through the workout. We read up on revival. We stand up for the lookout. There's more than one answer to these questions pointing me in a crooked line, and the less I seek my source for some definitive, the closer I am to fine... [ Reply ]
fiddlechick Jan 31, 2011 - 15:27	I have that same reaction. Heard this so many times back when it was new, plus it was covered by so many local performers in my scene at the time (myself included, till I got tired of it). When I listen to it today with fresh ears, it's pretty cool, considering this was (I think?) their debut or maybe 2nd album. I didn't get into many of their albums after this, and in general their lyrics are a little too earnest for me now and often make me cringe. But this album was pretty ground breaking at the time. We're all so used to them now... That being said, I could go a few years without hearing it again :) and I totally get folks who think this is gack-worthy. michaelgmitchell wrote: Bumped up to a 7. I've ripped these ladies in the past, for whatever reason. Just LISTENED to this fully, without prejudice and distraction. The harmonies and vibrancy are quite something. I have a fresh appreciation for this tune, now. Perhaps I don't need to hear it for a while, though. [ Reply ]
(former member) Jan 22, 2011 - 14:00	[ Reply ]
johnjconn Jan 22, 2011 - 13:53	Drip Drip My ears are still bleeding [ Reply ]
michaelgmitchell Dec 31, 2010 - 08:11	Bumped up to a 7. I've ripped these ladies in the past, for whatever reason. Just LISTENED to this fully, without prejudice and distraction. The harmonies and vibrancy are quite something. I have a fresh appreciation for this tune, now. Perhaps I don't need to hear it for a while, though. [ Reply ]
gatorade Nov 20, 2010 - 11:19	Only have ever like one of their songs: Sugar Tongue. All others remind me of fingernails on the chalk board. [ Reply ]