Intro :D G D / D G D /
I went dowDn to the placeG where I knew sDhe lay waiting
Under the marGble and the snowA
I said MotDher I'm frighGtened the thundeDr and the lightning
I'll never come throuGgh this aloneA
She saiGd I'll be withC you my shawl Gwrapped around yCou
My hanGd on your headC when you go G
And the nigDht came on it was veryAm calm, I wanteFd the night to go on anCd on
But she saiGd go back, go back to the worldD G D /
We were figDhting in EgyGpt when they signeDd this agreement
That nobody elsGe had to dieA
There was this terDrible soundG and my fatheDr went down
With a terrible wounGd in his sideA
He said tryG to go on Ctake my books Gtake my gun C
RememGber my son Chow they liedG
And the nigDht comes on it's veryAm calm
I'd likFe to pretend that my fathCer was wrong
But you donG't want to lie, not to the youngD G D /
We were locDked in this kitcGhen I took Dto religion
And I wondered how lonGg she would stayA
I neeDded so muchG to have nothiDng to touch, I've always been greedy Gthat way A
But my sonG and my daughCter climbed out oGf the waterC
Crying PapGa you promiCsed to play G
And they leaDd me away to the greatAm surprise
It's PapFa don't peek, Papa coveCr your eyes
And they hidGe, they hide in the worldD G D /
Now I looDk for her alwGays I'm lost Din this calling
I'm tied to the threaGds of some prayeAr
Saying whenD will she summGon me when wDill she come to me
What must I do Gto prepareA
When she benGds to my longCing like a willoGw like a fountaiCn
She stanGds in the lumiCnous air G
And the nigDht comes on it's veryAm calm
I lieF in her arms, she saysC when I'm gone
I'll be yourGs, yours for a songD G D /
Now the cricDkets are singGing, the vespeDr bells ringing
The cat's curled asleeGp in his chairA
I'll go dowDn to Bill's Bar,G I can make Dit that far
And I'll see if my frienGds are still thereA
Yes and herGe's to the few Cwho forgive Gwhat you do C
And the fewGer who don'Ct even careG
And the nigDht comes on, it's veryAm calm
I wanFt to cross over I wantC to go home
But she sayGs go back, go back to the worldD G D /
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