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I'd like to see your badge |
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Who are you to be so brave? |
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With one arm free to catch yourself |
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And you're using it to wave; |
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Who are you to be so strong |
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That you can leave it all behind? |
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Laughing in your sleep |
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And trusting in the kindness of the word |
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Smoke stuck clears his chest |
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And he coughs into his sleeve |
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Saying I'll out-live the best of you |
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And with your widow dance and grieve; |
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We'll keep your name alive |
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Oh, and I'll keep your darlin' warm |
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Believing all we read |
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And trusting in the kindness of the world |
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I saw Davy twist and shout |
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I saw Davy draw a crowd |
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I saw Davy raise his head |
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And I heard him cry out loud: |
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I saw Davy climb a tree |
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To be nearer to his Lord |
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Now we're sending up his meals |
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The only kindness we afford |
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Come every New Year's eve |
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I'm always sitting here |
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While Baby shines her shoes |
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And she spits into my beer; |
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But tonight I feel I'm floating |
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For minutes at a time |
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Just listening to the bells |
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And trusting in the kindness of the world |
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But tonight I feel I'm floating |
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For minutes at a time |
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Just listening to the bells |
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And trusting in the kindness of the world |
