Dance with me, my darling
For the summer clock does grind
And its hands are getting stronger
Squeezing harder every time
We can get so close, we feel the flames
But we can't quite see the fire
Setting blaze to the pyre
And now there's blood on my kerchief
Well I think my moment's come
Cuz the past and the future
Are both blurring into one
There's a girl's voice on the telephone
Telling me that everything will be fine
But all I'm picking up
Is static on the line
Soak the heart in brine
Shoot it with salt and lime
Cuz until the next time
I'll be somewhere swimming in the barley wine
Fighting all the waves until I wash ashore again
Underneath all of the pines
Where we watched our garden grow
Dreams so big only thoughts could go
Coins so small they were never thrown to the sea
Like wishes from the hands of poor boys just like me
And I pay taxes on distance
And there's a fee for helplessness
Retribution for nights spent
On the drunk side of the fence
I'll gather what's left and split it in two
And place wagers with each of my pence
One coin on guilty
The other on innocence
Soak the heart in brine
Shoot it with salt and lime
Cuz until the next time
I'll be somewhere swimming in the barley wine
Fighting all the waves until I wash ashore again
Underneath all of the pines
Where we watched our garden grow
Dreams so big only thoughts could go
Coins so small they were never thrown to the sea
Like wishes from the hands of poor boys just like me
So jump in the barley wine
Dive to the bottom and close your eyes
We'll flow forever like dreams that were cast to the sea
All at the cost of a dime
And impossible
Is nothing when you have a dream to hold
We find our dreams in the glorious ever-loving
Bottomless pot of gold
Nothing at all