Life that Hangs by Chains
The day is getting started,
Fish are jumping from the water
Mothers are laughing with their daughters
And the sun is beating hotter
Put your arms around my neck
And wrap your legs around my waist
Let me put a poem in your heart
And kisses on your face
And shelter you from the hatred and confusion
Shelter you from the chaos and the pain
Shelter you from material delusion
Shelter you from a life that hangs by chains
The oak tree's leaves are breathing
And the wind is telling riddles
The stones keep all their secrets
While the blue birds sing like fiddles
The orchestra you're conducting
On the record in my head
Makes me wanna take back
Every single hurtful thing I said
And shelter you from the hatred and confusion
Shelter you from the chaos and the pain
Shelter you from material delusion
Shelter you from a life that hangs by chains.
The old men fry up green beans
And drink beer in the grass
While their dogs lie in the cornfields
And bark at cars that pass
Put your long hair up in ribbons
Let your eyes shine bright and wide
Let my songs wrap you like a blanket
When you're all alone at night.
And shelter you from the hatred and confusion
Shelter you from the chaos and the pain
Shelter you from material delusion
Shelter you from a life that hangs by chains
Fish are jumping from the water
Mothers are laughing with their daughters
And the sun is beating hotter
Put your arms around my neck
And wrap your legs around my waist
Let me put a poem in your heart
And kisses on your face
And shelter you from the hatred and confusion
Shelter you from the chaos and the pain
Shelter you from material delusion
Shelter you from a life that hangs by chains
The oak tree's leaves are breathing
And the wind is telling riddles
The stones keep all their secrets
While the blue birds sing like fiddles
The orchestra you're conducting
On the record in my head
Makes me wanna take back
Every single hurtful thing I said
And shelter you from the hatred and confusion
Shelter you from the chaos and the pain
Shelter you from material delusion
Shelter you from a life that hangs by chains.
The old men fry up green beans
And drink beer in the grass
While their dogs lie in the cornfields
And bark at cars that pass
Put your long hair up in ribbons
Let your eyes shine bright and wide
Let my songs wrap you like a blanket
When you're all alone at night.
And shelter you from the hatred and confusion
Shelter you from the chaos and the pain
Shelter you from material delusion
Shelter you from a life that hangs by chains