Rents are soaring, sirens blast Old folks living, in the projects Seems so lonely, seems so tired Guess their children, all have gone Behold, cry and be held Walk through the valley, walk with the spirit Wake the old man for his treatment Sit the big chief, in the big chair (he wore his garment well, he wore his garment well) Behold, cry and be held Walk through the valley, walk with the spirit Walk through the valley, walk with the spirit Sleep together under one roof Swapping dream sequences over breakfast (we made a deal we'd meet back at the spawning ground) It takes a full lifetime, to get the pillow that you deserve To get the blanket that you deserve, to get the bed that you deserve Behold, cry and be held Walk through the valley, walk with the spirit Walk through the valley, walk with the spirit