Atticus Finch - December Man lyrics

Carry cities on your back Carry stories in your hands Tell your favorite to yourself now And the walls of the room They are waiting there to meet you He leans slowly now to check the time In warm car she gently turns the page now As their child gently sleeps upon a rhyme They know you'll be there You konw time and place The night pale blue and gray They know you'll be there soon (clip from the 1962 movie "To k** a Mockingbird") Dill: Oh, I've been up since four Calpurnia: Oh! Dill: Oh, yeah, I always get up at four. It's in my blood. See, my daddy was a railroad man, til he got rich. Now he flies airplanes. One of these days, he's just gonna swoop down here in Maycomb, pick me up and take me for a ride (/clip) Lean you now to check the clock Set your feet from bed to earth Stand you up to embrace the street night Pack it up, throw it all over your shoulder They are waiting there to meet you She moves toward him, leaves her book behind Their eyes are set to greet you Hand in hand their hearts entwined They know you'll be there You know time and place The night pale blue and gray They know you'll be there soon There's an old swing in your glance Creaky gate and sunflower breeze Hardwood floor and children's feet Between your tongue and teeth