Well ring the bell backwards and bury the axe
Fall down on your knees in the dirt
I’m tied to the mast between water and wind
Believe me you’ll never get hurt
Our rings in the pawn shop, the rain’s in the hole
Down at the five points I stand
I’ll lose everything, but I won’t let go of your hand
Well Peter denied, and Judas betrayed
I’ll bail with the roll of the drum
And the wind will tell from the turn of the wheel
And the watchman is making his rounds
Well you‘ll leave me hanging by the skin of my teeth
I’ve only got one thing to say
You can send me to hell, but I’ll never let go of your hand
Swing from the rope of a cross-legged dream,
Signed with one object’s blood
From Temple to Union to LA and Grand
Walking back home in the night
Now I must make my best of the only way home
Molly deals only in stone
I’m lost on the midway, I’m reckless in your eyes
Just give me a couple more throws
I’ll dare you to dine with the cross legged knight
Dare me to jump and I will
I’ll fall from your grace, but I’ll never let go of your hand
I’ll fall from your grace, but I’ll never let go of your hand
compositores: Tom Waits,Kathleen Waits-Brennan
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