There's nothing wrong with staying inside   There's nothing wrong staying home tonight   All week long was a world of restless   Whatever it takes for a little peace and quiet      I got a pump, be right out back now   I got a well up on the hill   All summer long was rain and water   Sometime surrender to God's will      Whatever it takes, you best now surrender   Whatever you know, you gotta tell them quick   Scratching the wall with some old barbed wire   Whatever it takes to make the dirt stick      I hear them coming with the crane and hammer   I hear them digging these holes in the ground   I feel like there's something bound to take me over   Son, do what you can in a mean old town      Whatever it takes, you best now surrender   Whatever you know, you gotta tell them quick   Scratching the wall with some old barbed wire   Whatever it takes to make the dirt stick      I said whatever it takes, you best now surrender   Whatever you know, you gotta tell them quick   Scratching the wall with some old barbed wire   Whatever it takes to make the dirt stick