ALL THE WORLD

I’m not about to start

It swings like days strung apart

It slides down the beaten path

Again again

It’s all I do to breathe

Then it was over in a beat

Then it fades a little weak and then and then

It’s in the way you say my name

It’s in the pouring rain

And all the world looks so much older now

And all the world looks so much older now

It’s all I do to keep

I walk every other street

I skip every other beat and then and then

It’s in the way you say my name

It’s in the pouring rain

And all the world looks so much older now

And all the world looks so much older now

THE WOODS

If you will not go where the air is thin

I know it chills you to go

It chills you

And if the falling snow come further in

I know it chills you to go

It chills you

And I will wake you in the season

I will whisper while you sleep

There’s nothing out there in the woods

There’s nothing out there on the water

And though you will go where the ledge is thin

You say it begs you to stay

It begs you

And though the way close in close in

You say it begs you to stay

It begs you

And I will walk you through the tress

Walk you by the shore

There’s nothing out there in the woods

There’s nothing out there on the water

These days are still long

These days are still long

Out in the woods it’s never late never late

And if the falling snow come further in

I know it chills you to go

It chills you

ALL THE GREAT LAKES

Roll up the sleeves and roll out the change

I can’t lose now I can’t lose

Take my watch my silver chain

I can’t lose now I can’t lose

We are all the great lakes

All the great lakes

All the great lakes

He is they are you are

All the great lakes all the great lakes

I broke every bone to see if I’d break

I think I see now I think I see

And I took every road to see what it takes

I think I see now I think I see

We are all the great lakes

All the great lakes

All the great lakes

He is they are you are

All the great lakes all the great lakes

Mother I told you I sleep where I dream

I’m so close now I’m so close

Remember you told me there’s nothing I need?

I’m so close now I’m so close

We are all the great lakes …

And what wouldn’t you do wouldn’t you do

Wouldn’t you do?

COME AND GO

Who could not have seen you come and go

And not believe to see your footprints in the snow

And soon they are leaves come and go

Reckless season takes the will to grow

Once you show the shapes you pull

Count the ways I see you move

Come and go all the while

Come and go all my life

And soon they are wolves come around

And restless hooves

Pacing hollow ground

Once you show the shapes you pull

Count the ways I see you move

Come and go all the while

Come and go all my life

And soon we are young and fit to fight

A frozen sun

Love my love and I

MAGNOLIA

I promised you pine wood tress

And things you would not believe

I promised you rubies and paper wings

And oh

I promised you pony rides

And sailor’s wine

I promised you that and a piece of the canyon

And oh

Magnolia

Is it the days that we sleep?

And the nights that we keep?

Magnolia

And an old valise

And a big brass key

On the 31st floor there’s a hook on the door

And a broken idea

Magnolia

Is it the things we steal?

Or the places we kneel?

Magnolia

That the sum of the parts

Taken divided by halves

Is equal to none, some say the sun

Kingdom come

Magnolia

Is it the colours we see

Or the shadows we leave?

Is it the colours you live for

Or the paintings you cry for?

Magnolia

SLOW ROLLER

The setting sun turns all the old whites gold

That old icebox looks like it never got cold

We’re throwing snow off the lean side of the road

You said it rolls so slow it rolls so slow

Then you said c’mon there’s always two ways home

And where it snows looks like it never got old

You heard there once was an old coach road

And on it rolled and on it rolled

It’s a slow roller

Gets caught in the oleander

She’s a slow roller

Didn’t make it home for the winter

The setting sun turns all the whites around

Shows what’s left on the ground

Did you make a sound when you wrestled with a cloud

That rolled slowly round then all around?

Did you make a sign when the old coach rolled by

And it all turned to white?

It’s a slow roller

Gets caught in the oleander

She’s a slow roller

Didn’t make it home for the winter

She said c’mon there’s always two ways home

Always two ways home

SATELLITE

I don’t need to know the last word

It’s enough to know the first

I took you for oil and gasoline

Burned before we turned the key

Is it the night or just a satellite?

Is it the night or just a satellite?

I don’t need to know what makes it last

It’s enough to know the start

I call you every Halloween

If I’m the ghost then you’re my leave

Is it the night or just a satellite?

Is it the night or just a satellite?

Pay no mind don’t you pay no mind to the hard lines

And I won’t pay no mind to the hard lights

Pay no mind no mind to the hard lines

And I won’t pay no mind to the hard lights

Pay no mind no mind

ANOTHER DAY

In the fading hour on the western side

It waits and then it flickers half alive

For every waking hour that it kept you here

Waiting on the turning of a sphere

Another day another day

This is not who you thought

Would answer the door

You’re not the one hung your hat in the hall

Another day another day

C’mon now I won’t wake if you won’t light the lights

It waits and then it shimmers twice as bright

Come on now I won’t calculate the latitude

If you won’t calculate the magnitude

Another day another day

This is no-one you know

This is nowhere you’ve been

The longer you let me

The further you’ll see

This is no-one you know

This is nowhere you been

This is not what you know

This is not for another day

Another day

LONG WAY HOME

Blue as the day and black as the falling sky

I look for the marks you make on the cold night air

It’s a long way home

It’s a long way home

I know you in winter I know I’ll know you in June

I follow you up and over every dark moon

It’s a long way home

It’s a long way home

When you’re out in the wind

You know you’ll know it’s spring

When the chilly winds don’t blow

You know you’ll know you’re home

HOLY WATER

I will drink the holy water

None besides

Wise to the weather

And feel the winter in my eyes

I’ll close my eyes

And I will ride

Sixteen feet along the winter’s tide

Don’t make me holler

Don’t make me wait

Bring the holy water to the gate

When I close my eyes

I can hear the horses run

None none besides

For me they come

I’ll close my eyes

And I will ride

Then like you make a rough one shine

Don’t make me holler

Don’t make me wait

Turn out my pockets at the gate

Are those the sparks that fly

When I swing my hammer round

And throw my hammer down

In a silver town?

I’ll close my eyes

And I will ride

Then like turning quarters in the fire

Don’t make me holler

Don’t make me wait

Turn me out in silver at the gate

Gonna ride

Then like the water turns to wine

Don’t make me holler don’t

Just turn me the colour

They have come horses come

Run horses run

There’s none besides

The winter in my eyes

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