[Verse 1] I'm packing up, I've gotta move I'ma blow a fifty-foot hole through the dark clouds in our room I'm making a change I'm gon' starting today I'ma roll these dice with a song tonight, I'm gonna whip these blues away And I'm gonna run so far they'll never find me again [Chorus] But I ain't leavin', I ain't leavin' ‘less I'm leavin' here with you I've been patient while I waited, but I feel it's time to move You've been crying, yeah, I've seen you Honey, I've been crying too If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe for you If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe ‘til they do [Verse 2] I just wait in the cold, cold gray But I know like I've been told, yeah, mama said, “Hold onto hope” She whispers sweet, “There's a light and glory” But you gotta burn that sound of the voices out that wanna bring you to your knees And you gotta run so far they'll never find you again [Chorus] But I ain't leavin', I ain't leavin' ‘less I'm leavin' here with you
I've been patient while I waited, but I feel it's time to move You've been crying, yeah, I've seen you Honey, I've been crying too If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe for you If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe ‘til they do [Bridge] And when I was a child, a dream came to me Where every soul hanging low found its piece of dignity ‘Til that dream gets to Heaven, you can ride this train for free ‘Til that dream gets to Heaven, you can ride this train on me And we're gonna run so far they'll never find us again [Chorus] But I ain't leavin', I ain't leavin' ‘less I'm leavin' here with you I've been patient while I waited, but I feel it's time to move You've been crying, yeah, I've seen you Honey, I've been crying too If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe for you If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe ‘til they do ‘Til they do ‘Til they do ‘Til they do