Back on the work farm
Where they sent you so you could
Grow a new heart
Genuflecting in the dirt
‘Til one day, a runaway, you
Left them all for good
Tall on your knees
I only made it through
Looking up to you
Tall on your knees
I only made it through
Looking up to you
You said this city’s not soft but
It’s as blind as anywhere you can
On day’s when you’re not well
You stay inside but you feel
Strong
You’re breathing downtown air and the music there
Do you feel like some kind of astronaut
Who sees the world, half-asleep
And who knows it’s lost?