A girl came in the night, she brought me a fever She laid her hands upon my head 'til I was burning up I woke alone, I was still burning The fire was
A scene across the skyline as if it was torn The sky is filling with flocks and swarms They burst through the branches, they tumble and fall Little gods
There are many choices in this life That we don't get to make Like who's your pa and where you're from And when the leaves are down it's time to rake
I traveled so long, traveled so long 'Til I was cold, cold as stone My whiskers are gray, they reach to the ground My bird's bones make a hollow sound
Slow down, little girl You've lost your way in this world Slow down and start again You'll feel much better in the end Annie's always been a live one
You wouldn't believe all the things that I've done You just can't see 'cause you're young I've paid my dues and I had my fun You'll have yours too, son
The trees gave up their roots And the lepers left their caves All the rattlesnakes came down from the mountain And the kings all became slaves On the
Meet me in the valley See me pass on the street You'll find me in the garden Trampled flowers 'neath my feet The oceans will seethe And have no reprieve
Into the woods with a pack and a blade A cigar ton, med kit, retractable spade Flint and steel, pine needle bed There ain't nothin' like the woods to
Your mama's singing with the angels Let her go, let her go You got no need to feel so guilty Let her go, let her go Yes, everyone comes and goes White
Left the cold and rain behind, I drove out west to Memphis South across the Mississippi line, I rolled my window down Big river runnin' on my right,
I'm on top of the world and I see The pain from a thousand generations to be Like lambs to the slaughter Never free Echoes of fear swirling around me
I'm on top of the world And I see The pain from a thousand generations to be Like lambs to the slaughter Never free Echoes of fear swirling around me
I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea From the fishing boats at Dingle to the shores of Dunardee I miss the river Shannon and the folks at
Autumn came and left the summer sun behind us with our thoughts When it stops raining I think I'll take a walk to your house And if we ever get the chance
I came into this world to find a reason to live I came with nothing to give Nothing I could offer, nothing I could ever do Before You set the stars up
Well, I guess I'm freaking forty, I can't say that I am thrilled I never dated or known a writer, I'll probably never will. Well I guess I'm freaking
I've been feeling like the old man and the sea, You asked me if I was over it, I'll never be, It's all been torn apart, Forty-one false starts