Longest Memory

Birthed in a shadow only true eye can see

Born with its twin memory

Rolling on rolling down

The queerest thing followed in its wake

Makes me feel like dying stark naked

Rolling down rolling down

And you don't know night

You don't know day

You don't know why you feel this way

And I do somehow I do somehow

See them folk on the hill they ain't no friend of mine

Don't knock on my door they ain't got no time

Ain't they proud ain't they proud

But I swear that I heard this story one time

About visions and greatness born to every child

Rolling down tears are rolling down

Rolling down this state of mind

All things being equal at least in degrees

Different different pedigrees

They're burning down the streets

Take the burden to the streets

Now that she's gone do you think we're all free

Slipping the chains of history

Tears are rolling down they're still rolling down

Oh it's pure and it's perfect and you know what they say

The good book maketh good men

Then they go to their graves

Don't fear the fight

Don't you fear the fight

But the loneliness

Oh the loneliness

Yes the loneliness is the longest memory

It's the longest memory