The Weeping Song Lyrics

It was back in '32 when times were hardHe had a Colt .45 and a deck of cardsStagger LeeHe wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hatHad a '28 Ford, he had payments on thatStagger ...Read Full Lyrics

Dig yourself, LazarusDig yourself, LazarusDig yourself, LazarusDig yourself, back in that holeLarry made his nest up in the autumn branchesBuilt from nothing but high hopes and thi...Read Full Lyrics

Go son, go down to the waterAnd see the women weeping thereThen go up into the mountainsThe men, they are all weeping too Father, why are all the women weeping?They are all weeping...Read Full Lyrics

Once there came a storm, the form of a girlIt blew to pieces my snug little worldSometimes I swear I can still hear it howlDown through the wreckage and the ruinsAnd it ain't gonna...Read Full Lyrics

I went out walking the other dayThe heat hung wet around my neckMy head it rung with screams and groansFrom the night I spent amongst her bonesAnd I passed beside the mission house...Read Full Lyrics

Children Halloweened in sheetsGo running up and down the streetsI thought these ghosts had gathered here for meI thought these songs would one day set me freeLaughter fills the sky...Read Full Lyrics

In his boat and through the dark he rowedChained to the oar and the night and the wind that blowedHorribly 'round his earsUnder the bridge and into your dreams he soarsWhile you li...Read Full Lyrics

They call me The Wild RoseBut my name was Elisa DayWhy they call me it I do not knowFor my name was Elisa DayFrom the first day I saw her I knew she was the oneShe stared in my eye...Read Full Lyrics

Sapped and stupidI lie upon the stones and I swoonThe darling little dandelions have done their thingAnd they changed from suns into moonsThe dragons roam the shopping mallsI hear ...Read Full Lyrics

I hold this letter in my handA plea, a petition, a kind of prayerI hope it does as I have plannedLosing her again is more than I can bearI kiss the cold, white envelopeI press my l...Read Full Lyrics