Retreat! Lyrics

Jeannie's been throwing up all morning. Poor girl's been so heartsick ever since her boyfriend went to war. Father Cole's done his best to console the girl -- more so than some nei...Read Full Lyrics

Dear preacher, thanks for making time for me today Hope you don't mind if I hide behind the curtain It's been fifteen years since my last confession By your good book's standards, ...Read Full Lyrics

Your daddy and my daddy had a drink at the bar Talking about what was best for me Without a name or a degree, Stubbornly holding onto you And you pulling away from me The best tha...Read Full Lyrics

If you got the looks and if you got the goods I suppose you could make it anywhere you want to get made And you want to get laid My model agent says you gots to get paid You got a ...Read Full Lyrics

Surrender your furniture Push the television out the window Over-medicated, this must be the sunks So if you can't understand the blues, you don't know much With much love for scie...Read Full Lyrics

You said we'd leave next yearEach year for thirteen yearsEach year gets harder to hearIt's getting harder now just to stay in loveAnd now our roots grown deepBeneath these barren s...Read Full Lyrics

For 20 years I've held this pulpit. Preached the word, served the Eucharist, Gained the trust of the townsfolk. Made every football game, never missed a social. Last week, a boy I...Read Full Lyrics

Night has draped it’s cape of stars Over our small town From the campus and the tavern To the chapel and infirmary We’ve seen their dreams We found the guilt, the fables, and ...Read Full Lyrics

Opening the Hymnal: Welcome one and welcome all To our small town The lyrics are the exit and the roses are the same? Inside this town, you'll find the guilt That fills the quarry ...Read Full Lyrics

The Sheperd: I can't say I've always been honest; You can't say I've done a disservice. The girl, she's just a child. She's got a lot to learn, and I'm helping out. Your deceit is...Read Full Lyrics