the dark clouds above Lyrics

It's in the grain of the woodIt's in the needle's rustIt's in the eagle's clawIt's in the eyes you trustIt's in the jackal's dreamsIt's in the sleet and the hailIt's in the unmarke...Read Full Lyrics

It started in basementsAnd it started in shedsIt started in backyardsAnd was hidden under bedsI turned on the TVDon't believe a word they sayWe can't stay hereAnd we can't get away...Read Full Lyrics

On the streets of New YorkThe cabs don't stopOn the street where I liveThey called the copsFound a noose in my garageNow how 'bout thatSo tonight I'm in the bushesWith a baseball b...Read Full Lyrics

There's a man homeless and hungryThere's a wind that's hard and bitingThere's a song in need of singingThere's a fuse in need of lightIt's no secret the day is comingAnd it's a day...Read Full Lyrics

Well I climbed the seven summitsAnd I swam the seven seasBut the road I must travelIts end I cannot seeI fought in the junglesAnd I fought in the streetsBut the road I must travelI...Read Full Lyrics

On the side of the dirt roadAn old Chevy wreckI climbed through the windowI sat in the backI gathered my thoughtsWith my head in my handsMy next of kinMy list of demandsI slipped f...Read Full Lyrics

Now you might have heard differentBut I know it's a factThat Jesus, Mary, JosephAnd the Apostle Paul were blackTen letters I am writingEach one reads the sameNine circles I am draw...Read Full Lyrics

Battle hymns for the broken, battle hymns for the misled Battle hymns for the wretched, the forgotten and the dead Battle hymns of redemption of solidarity and pride Battle hymns w...Read Full Lyrics

This one's for the shoeshine boy and the farmer in debt Each string is barbed wire, each chord is a threat This blues guy I met that never had a hit Said, ?You don't gotta be loud,...Read Full Lyrics