Late in the summer children run without clothes
Chill of the winter not far down the road
And in the windows are silhouettes of husbands and wives
Watching in silence till the evening arrives
And there all around insects scream in the trees
The promise of rain can be heard on the breeze

Oh lord we break so easy
Oh lord we shatter like glass

The headlights glow and the sky will soon be black
The freeway riders are rolling and heading back
They’re heading back home

A dark haired woman is driving the roads
Breathing deeply she don’t mind being alone
Her shaking hands holding fast to the wheel
She sees things and knows they ain’t real

Oh lord we break so easy
Oh lord we shatter like glass

There is a song that bleeds through the night
Bouncing off stars and the satellites
I spend my nights in the reservoir
Saying prayers for all the passing cars

I walked through walls to be with you
In the early nighttime morning came so soon
And on Thursday night New York glowed
I was in your arms black water flowed

And if you were told
Would you ever know

Do you see me tonight
With the coins on my eyes
Love’s sweet surprise
The light upon your face
And all the lovers at war
That roll down the line
Love felt so fine
The light upon your face

And while we lie he is alone
Wide eyed lonely and dreaming of home
There is nothing more that I can say
I Just close my eyes let you carry me away

And if you were told
Would you ever know

Do you see me tonight
With the coins on my eyes
Love’s sweet surprise
The light upon your face
And all the lovers at war
That roll down the line
Love felt so fine
The light upon your face

Love is always looking for an open grave
To lay down unfold its arms and die

Do you see me tonight
With the coins on my eyes
Love’s sweet surprise
The light upon your face
And all the lovers at war
That roll down the line
Love felt so fine
The light upon your face

Laura has the brightest eyes
Laura has the brightest eyes

All the Protestant girls
They’re all swinging their hips
Fresh coat of red on their lips
In a solar eclipse
I sat on the steps
Church bells rang in my ears
Big blue sky was so clear
When the sun disappeared

White horses on the highway ride under this strange and darker sky
A wind will come and scatter seeds and it will bury all of these
The children sing across the plains their voices rise and quickly fade

On a passenger train
Slightly out of my mind
All the women so kind
Sending chills down my spine
And I fell into sleep
And in that sleep I did dream
That I was torn at the seams
I don’t know what it means

Inside of mama baby kicks
And this house is made of stone and sticks
All these things can break my bones and everyone must run alone
I run all night with bursting lungs
I will always be my mother’s son

Yes I will always be my mother’s son
And I’m no different from anyone

Stopped traffic and stadium lights
That’s the view from the sky
As that old black bird flies
I wish I could fly
What will we become
When we sleep in the dirt
Who will rise up first
One can never be sure

Put me in your holy war
I will lay my body down
I will lay my body down
I will run into the flames

Put me in that holy war
We will do most anything
We will ride on angels wings
Like new crowned Christian Kings

All god’s children
Got automatic weapons
We’re coming after you
We’re coming after you
‘Cause Jesus loves you too

The soldiers will run and the guns they will blow them away
They’re choking on sand in some faraway land today

Don’t go
Stay at home

Was it you that I saw in the market just losing your way
With your head in your hands and baby just crying away

Don’t go
Stay at home

Such a sad sight to see all the sweethearts alone in their rooms
The dancehalls are empty under the summer moon

Don’t go
Stay at home

Stay home

The child is an acrobat
He walks upon the wire
Knowing well that he might fall
Still he climbs up higher

If he should slip
He will surely die
And his body will break and his soul will fly
Into the night where the spirits scream
He will leave this world and become a dream

My father was a sailor
He lived upon the water
Knowing well that he might drown
He sailed beyond the harbor

If he should fall
He will surely die
And his body will sink and his soul will fly
Into the night where the spirits scream
He will leave this world to become a dream
He will leave this world to become a dream

Nothing will change
Time goes by and nothing will

My love she is my saving grace
She holds me through the winter
Knowing well that I will leave
Still she holds me closer

And if my heart should break
I will surely die
And my blood will flow and my soul will fly
Into the night where the spirits scream
We will leave this world and become a dream
We will leave this world and become a dream