Take My Body
My Body
Watch the spinways when the water starts rising
Take your hat off when the sun goes down
Keep your eyes on that concrete tower
Maybe one day it'll crumble to the ground
Mary's crying cause she can't hold water
And her clothes don't fit her right
She used to say that she wanted a daughter
Now she only wants a Saturday night
There were days when that dusty cave was empty
Back before this city made a claim on that hotel
Wanderers and strangers back before you
Couldn't live off of your name
We all live in an Airstream trailer
About 300 yards up a lake
Call the doctor, Mary's going into labor
And you can't raise a baby on a shake
So take your hat off when the sun goes down
Take my body to the seven-mile island
Lacing stones down on top of my grave
Tell my lady I just couldn't bear to see it
Tell my daughter I just couldn't be saved
Just couldn't be saved
Couldn't be
Caught under a
Tunnel
It was a deadly
It was a deadly
Dusty
Way too close
Mary, don't say I don't know
How I feel
My people say, I don't like that
Only too far
Nice to see you
Thank you.