I grew from monkey into man
then I crushed fifteen million with a wave of my hand
I grew drunk on water turned into wine
Till I was slave and master at the same damn time
It's why i am
why i am
why i am
Still here dancing with the GrooGrux King
Out of my head and into the room. Hello
A king of men it makes no sense
When I bow to the priest while I worship the witch
But it's why I am
always the one to make you smile
Why I am
still snake in the woodpile
It's Why I am
still here dancing with the GrooGrux King
Out of my head and into the room
So will my ghost takes me from you
You can remember the fool that I am
Dont cry baby don't cry
The lose and the win of the world
Wrong and right, us and them of the world
It's the you and the me of the world
[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/why-i-am-lyrics-dave-matthews-band.html ]
Only one way out of the world
Its the lose and the win of the world
Wrong and right, us and them of the world
It's the you and the me of the world
Only one way out of the world
(Tim Reynolds solo)
Its why I am
unlikely to agree
Why I am
climbin out of my monkey tree
Why I am
still here dancin with the GrooGrux King
we'll be drinkin Big Whiskey while we dance and sing
and when my story ends its gonna end with him
Heaven or Hell I'm goin there with the GrooGrux King
Its Why i am
the apple of your pretty eye
Why I am
a snake in the woodpile
Why I am
still here dancin with the GrooGrux King
out of my head an into the room
so will my ghost takes me from you
you can remember the fool that I am
Dont cry baby don't cry
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FirstLineAgo
OK. I cant stand this! The "Groo Grux King" is LeRoi Moore, the deceased sax player and one of the original founders of DMB, him and Carter Beauford: Before DMB, they used to play local gigs with their style they called 'Groo Grux' and DMB wrote this EPIC song as a memorial to Moore.
smylebert
GrooGrux King - I don't know who he is but I'd probably like him. Jesus Saves.
srit17
It's "I grew from monkey into man", just so you know.