Hard Way Down

It’s a lonesome style that walks the streets today

Hush a minute, I thought I heard someone calling my name

Don’t ring me up, my line’ll be busy and I won’t be home anyway

Come to my home but if we’re not alone be careful what you say

It’s been a hard way down but there’s lots more years

Hard way, mighty hard, mighty way

So share these shears, shore your tears 

My hair was much too long anyway

My songs are a hundred white eagles asleep in the night

A thousand grey doves startled to flight

Ten thousand black peacocks tolling delight

And for many they ever will be a forbidden sight

It’s been a hard way down but you can still buy a chance

Hard way, mighty hard, mighty way

So sow a dance all in a moon trance 

Its harvest will be a new day

I’m singing a last cigarette’s blue print, it echoes an orphan’s scheme

I’m sacrificing to our youth, accept my most humble scream

I’ll trade you one moment awake for all my most beautiful dreams

I’ll trade you one moment awake for all my most beautiful dreams

It’s been a hard way down, but your children are proud

Hard way, mighty hard, mighty way

So stand out in a crowd but don’t speak too loud

I see someone headed our way