Intro : / /
I went dow n to the place where I knew s he lay waiting
Under the mar ble and the snow
I said Mot her I'm frigh tened the thunde r and the lightning
I'll never come throu gh this alone
She sai d I'll be with you my shawl wrapped around y ou
My han d on your head when you go
And the nig ht came on it was very calm, I wante d the night to go on an d on
But she sai d go back, go back to the world
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We were fig hting in Egy pt when they signe d this agreement
That nobody els e had to die
There was this ter rible sound and my fathe r went down
With a terrible woun d in his side
He said try to go on take my books take my gun
Remem ber my son how they lied
And the nig ht comes on it's very calm
I'd lik e to pretend that my fath er was wrong
But you don 't want to lie, not to the young
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We were loc ked in this kitc hen I took to religion
And I wondered how lon g she would stay
I nee ded so much to have nothi ng to touch, I've always been greedy that way
But my son and my daugh ter climbed out o f the water
Crying Pap a you promi sed to play
And they lea d me away to the great surprise
It's Pap a don't peek, Papa cove r your eyes
And they hid e, they hide in the world
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Now I loo k for her alw ays I'm lost in this calling
I'm tied to the threa ds of some praye r
Saying when will she summ on me when w ill she come to me
What must I do to prepare
When she ben ds to my long ing like a willo w like a fountai n
She stan ds in the lumi nous air
And the nig ht comes on it's very calm
I lie in her arms, she says when I'm gone
I'll be your s, yours for a song
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Now the cric kets are sing ing, the vespe r bells ringing
The cat's curled aslee p in his chair
I'll go dow n to Bill's Bar, I can make it that far
And I'll see if my frien ds are still there
Yes and her e's to the few who forgive what you do
And the few er who don' t even care
And the nig ht comes on, it's very calm
I wan t to cross over I want to go home
But she say s go back, go back to the world
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