Yeah I remember the dark clouds Raining dust for days on end Blew all the earth out to California And just left us here with the wind In desperate times you know everybody's part But it's your own lines you're like to forget 'Til what you were meets what you've now become Grins and says "Hey, haven't we met" Lost my firstborn that winter And my wife on the first day of spring And so I poured my sweat into the earth Yeah to see what that harvest would bring And I remember howling fury Just like a plague of locusts Egypt's punishment for sins of pride Is that now what has come over us How much of this was meant to be How much the work of the devil How far can one man's eyes really see In these days of toil and trouble Honey we're all resplendent Yeah honey we are all thrift store I'm like a wino with a twenty dollar bill Yeah forever and eternally yours I can make you promises If you don't expect too much
Yes and I will run the distance If you'll please please excuse my crutch How much of this is failing flesh How much the course of retribution My my how loudly we plead our innocence Long after we've made our contribution Come in here and have a taste Yeah what's one more hopeless case When your short wave dies and there's no one to listen And the stars going cold in your solar system Well her lips were red and her hair was brown Yeah feeling like the luckiest kids in town She said "I'll follow you boy to the ends of the earth" Said "I'm not going that far for what it's worth" And I really love to see you like this The moonlight dripping off your fingertips Off your fingertips Well put all your love where it hurts the most Expect a little visit from the Holy Ghost But when your short wave dies and there's no one to listen The stars going cold in your solar system