It All Just Goes Around

i drive down the ramp
left the freeway to its own devices
a homeless man holds a sign
it says god bless you

is there change in the cup?
will this change be enough?
will he take my nickels and dimes
will he turn the blood into wine?

everything is profound
everything is passing fancy
when you live on the ground
it all just goes around
it all just goes around
ice is melting in the bourbon tundra
dogs are howling in the arctic night
all the fires die in the darkest hours
and i say good night
i hope that she's alright

i left the sunshine
and moved into the rain drops
mists and fog rise from the river
it says god bless you too

its gray and its wet here
the nights are dark and cold
my lady split for the south-land
my lady has quite a wing span

everything is profound
everything is passing fancy
when you live on the ground
it all just goes around
it all just goes around
ice is melting in the bourbon tundra
dogs are howling in the arctic night
all the fires die in the darkest hours
and i say good night
i hope that she's alright

i dreamed that i was no longer dreaming
that the world had dropped all pretense
the borders between thought and action
had fallen like the berlin wall

i headed south in search of sunshine
and to hold my baby once more
she took my hand and squeezed it tightly
and we opened the golden door

everything is profound
everything is passing fancy
when you live on the ground
it all just goes around
it all just goes around
ice is melting in the bourbon tundra
dogs are howling in the arctic night
all the fires die in the darkest hours
and i say good night
i hope that she's alright

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