Sister's in the old barn
sleeping off a big storm
Brother's at the pool hall
thinking all his badthoughts
Papa's in the cellar
sneaking off a quick drink
And god is up in heaven
no one cares what he thinks
Shinin' down, shinin' down
Mama's living in her grave
buried with the fryingpan
I'm just sitting on the porch
waiting for the mailman
Papa doesn't have much hope
he wishes things were better
When I get a chance to leave
it's gonna beforever
Shinin' down, shinin' down... Yeah!
At night sometimes I take a walk
down by The power lines
Somewhere I can be alone
sit and smell the ozone
God says "don't you be afraid"
He can make it better
If I get a chance to leave
it's gonna be forever
Shinin' down, shinin' down
Shinin' down, shinin'down