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Noah Kahan - Willing and Able Lyrics



Noah Kahan - Willing and Able Lyrics
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Oh, when the weight left the room, did you take a deep breath?
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I stole a beer, drove home, there was only one left
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And I wrestle the feeling you're still thinking about that
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Wide awake in your room, just seething about that
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When I make my flight, I'm the devil
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But when I stay the night, then we drink
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And we stay up and fight 'bout the childhood lie that we both had the courage to leave
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I'm willing and able
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If you wanna kick this rock around
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If you've got a bone to pick with me
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If you've got a flag planted in the ground
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Oh, I'll stay here 'til morning
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Oh, we can fight like we used to fight
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Bony-limbed, red-faced, and teary-eyed
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Under the glow of the TV light
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I'd be willing and able
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Look at you leaving again, it's all you know how to do
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Go ahead, take the last of the drinks, the world belongs to you
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They all say you're a light, all I see is a shadow
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And I'll see you again in six months when you need your next song
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'Cause if I call you out, I'm an asshole
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But I tell the truth when I drink
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So come on let's fight 'bout the childhood lie, we don't care what the other one thinks
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I'm willing and able
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If you wanna kick this rock around
+
If you've got a bone to pick with me
+
If you've got a flag planted in the ground
+
Oh, I'll stay here 'til morning
+
Oh, we can fight like we used to fight
+
Bony-limbed, red-faced, and teary-eyed
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Under the glow of the TV light, oh, I wish you could know me
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And I wish I could know you much more sometimes
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Wish I could do nothin' with you
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Sit in the yard while the day dies, leave it all on the table
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And I'll say, "I love you," and mean it this time
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Say, "I'm sorry for everything else"
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If we found a way to the other side
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I'd be willing and able
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I'd be willing and able
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I'd be willing and able
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I'd be willing and able
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I'd be willing and able
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I'd be willing and able
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I'd be willing and able
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I'd be willing and able
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If you're willing, I'm able
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English

Oh, when the weight left the room, did you take a deep breath?
+
I stole a beer, drove home, there was only one left
+
And I wrestle the feeling you're still thinking about that
+
Wide awake in your room, just seething about that
+
When I make my flight, I'm the devil
+
But when I stay the night, then we drink
+
And we stay up and fight 'bout the childhood lie that we both had the courage to leave
+
I'm willing and able
+
If you wanna kick this rock around
+
If you've got a bone to pick with me
+
If you've got a flag planted in the ground
+
Oh, I'll stay here 'til morning
+
Oh, we can fight like we used to fight
+
Bony-limbed, red-faced, and teary-eyed
+
Under the glow of the TV light
+
I'd be willing and able
+
Look at you leaving again, it's all you know how to do
+
Go ahead, take the last of the drinks, the world belongs to you
+
They all say you're a light, all I see is a shadow
+
And I'll see you again in six months when you need your next song
+
'Cause if I call you out, I'm an asshole
+
But I tell the truth when I drink
+
So come on let's fight 'bout the childhood lie, we don't care what the other one thinks
+
I'm willing and able
+
If you wanna kick this rock around
+
If you've got a bone to pick with me
+
If you've got a flag planted in the ground
+
Oh, I'll stay here 'til morning
+
Oh, we can fight like we used to fight
+
Bony-limbed, red-faced, and teary-eyed
+
Under the glow of the TV light, oh, I wish you could know me
+
And I wish I could know you much more sometimes
+
Wish I could do nothin' with you
+
Sit in the yard while the day dies, leave it all on the table
+
And I'll say, "I love you," and mean it this time
+
Say, "I'm sorry for everything else"
+
If we found a way to the other side
+
I'd be willing and able
+
I'd be willing and able
+
I'd be willing and able
+
I'd be willing and able
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I'd be willing and able
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I'd be willing and able
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I'd be willing and able
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I'd be willing and able
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If you're willing, I'm able
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Writer: Noah Kahan
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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'Willing and Able' serves as one of the many stand-outs from Noah Kahan's stellar 2026 studio album, The Great Divide, with the Vermont native exploring the pivotal theme on the project here as he addresses an old friend he's since lost touch with.

It seemingly finds Kahan delving deeper into the childhood friendship that inspired the artwork for The Great Divide, which features two children running through the lens of a window-pane. On 'Willing and Able', Kahan and his friend are in the middle of an argument, with our narrator stressing that he's happy to dig into their issues.

'Willing and Able' feels like one of the many songs on The Great Divide where Kahan is singing to himself from the perspective of his old friend. For instance, the line, "They all say you're a light, all I see is a shadow / And I'll see you again in six months, when you need your next song" feels like a cutting assessment of his creative process.

Kahan repeatedly describes how he feels as though he carries around a darkness with him, expressed on The Great Divide through the symbolism of him being a "shadow".

There's also a satisfying callback to 'Stick Season'. On that track, Kahan sings, "You're getting stoned, then kicking rocks", and on 'Willing and Able', he states, "If you wanna kick this rock around". Throughout this song, he's seemingly stressing to his old friend that he's quite happy to delve into their issues and get it all out on the table, if it means they can put an end to this lingering hostility. Our narrator hints that he'd rather fight like they used to, rather than remaining cold and apathetic. At least then he'll know they still feel something towards one another.

As part of his official The Great Divide album announcement, Kahan shed some illuminating light on what this body of work represents to him, "From a long silence forms a divide, a great expanse demanding attention. I stare across it. I see old friends, my father, my mother, my siblings, my younger self, the great state of Vermont. I want to scream these feelings, to gesticulate wildly at the figures on the other side, but my voice has grown hoarse and muted after years of climbing a ladder towards the wild, spiraling dreams that have materialized in front of me".

The Vermont native offers insight into his creative process, "Instead, I wrote them down next to a piano in Nashville, next to a pond in Guilford Vermont, in a legendary studio in upstate New York, on a farm with a firetower in Only, Tennessee. The songs are the words I would say if I could. They are the fears I dance with in the moments before I drift off to sleep. The music here is my best attempt to delve deeper into the people, places, and feelings that have made me who I am. I am grateful for all of it, for all of you, for listening to them, if you choose to do so".
-holler.country.com
Performed by: Noah Kahan
From Album: The Great Divide
Genre(s): Alternative, Alternative Rock
Language: English
Length: 4:57
Written by: Noah Kahan
Released: April 24th, 2026
Year: 2026
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