Been Listening

All that I have is a river The river is always my home Lord, take me away For I just cannot stay Or I'll sink in my skin and my bones The water sustains me without even trying The water can't drown me, I'm done With my dying Please help me build a sm

Reams of stories reeled me in Caught my ear and hooked my chin A Friday dinner, a fish-drunk sinner Pull me down or put me in Just a lonely radio Just a makeshift show and tell Playing out the lives of the lost and found Give me faith and give me lov

Everybody in this place is dreaming It's been that way forever They're all gonna wake up soon They'll all be hell for leather Up the smoky walls of yesterday And the dusty prince of last year And nicotine burning sycophants And the glowing mould of f