Rabbit Will Run

Last I saw mother she rose from a chair

When they caught me

I'd just finished combing my hair

'Cause a rabbit will run

As a colt does along with the mare

We've all learned the earth

While we carried the throne

We dove under the rivers and under our clothes

Now I still have a prayer

As sure as my settling bones

Last I saw mother she covered my ears

When they caught me

I offered the captain a beer

'Cause a rabbit will run

And a lion has nothing to fear

We bricked up the garden and oh what it means

And we've all kissed a virgin as if she were clean

And I still have a prayer

Despite all the colors I've seen

And judgment is just like a cup that we share

I'll jump over the wall

And I'll wait for you there

We'll past the weeds and our vision of things to come

We've all heard the rooster and all been denied

And we've seen through the haze

And the spit in our eyes

And I still have a prayer

A well-weathered word to the wise

Last I saw mother she smelled like a rose

When they caught me the captain he opened my nose

'Cause a rabbit will run

And the wind takes a bird where it blows

We all traded lovers and woke up alone

And we clapped for the king

Though our fingers were cold

And I still have a prayer

Because I love what I cannot control

Last I saw mother she acted surprised

When they caught me the captain

He cried like a child

'Cause a rabbit will run

And good dogs together go wild

We all live in grace at the end of the day

And we've armed all the children

We thought we'd betrayed

And I still have a prayer

But too few occasions to pray

And judgment is just like a cup that we share

I'll jump over the wall

And I'll wait for you there

We'll past the weeds and our visions of things to come

And we've all found a reason for hiding the gun

And we've helped out a few if we've hurt anyone

And I still have a prayer and so be it

I've done what I've done

Last I saw mother she blew me a kiss

When they caught me

The cups caught the blood from my wrist

'Cause a rabbit will run

And a pig has to lay in it's piss

We've all given half to the hand in our face

We've all taken a stone from the holiest place

And I still have a prayer

And I've furthered the world in my wake

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