These United States
We Go Down to That Corner
We go down to that cornerWe go down to meet our ball and chainDown to that corner, and the road back home is never the sameWe go down like sinking suns, bleeding light on everyone. Like the hammer of that gun, we go downWe go down to that corner when our heavy hearts have heard the soundDown to that corner, and the next you know we are down for the count And there are oceans in our shoes, and the way the mountains moveAs the earth is split in two, we all fall downWe went down to that corner when the grated road would shake her Like a lonely undertaker, pulling over to the shoulderAnd with no one there to hold her, I can see her still inside dreams, And a canopy of concrete, seeking cover of the I-beams or the speed of the express lanesIn remembrance of ashtrays, burning bright as better past days, Sunken skeletons in closets, nursing bones broken by promiseI said Cheer up, baby, cheer upCheer up. Baby, cheer upCheer up, Baby, Cheer upThe horizon's getting near, up there aheadWe went down to that corner, we went down to free our ball and our chain
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