ode to the empty place we all carry around inside of us

every night you lie with me
looking at the sky
you tell me of the mysteries
hidden in the night

you say stars are only echoes
of fires from the past
a story of the sadness
of love that did not last
singing through the emptiness
with its final breath

these hands these eyes
search for something beautiful
this heart this mind
this longing unendurable
standing on the edge of eternity
all i want to feel is your hand in mine.

you say stars have found their resting place
in the light behind our eyes
they shine in every corner
of the empty place inside
we'll burn this place forever
with the love that could not die

Man of God

he rolls into town when the sun is high
leave your home and kiss your family good bye
your ears will ring with the words he brings
preach on, preach on, man of god, preach on

he'll pardon your sins and cure your ills
his intentions are pure, but he's hell on wheels
your heart he'll smote with every note
sing on, sing on, man of god, sing on

you wake up one morning, town's quiet again
he's taken his mercies and a bottle of gin
your eyes will burn but he'll soon return
ride on, ride on, man of god, ride on