Wilderness
I got lost in the wilderness
Like a babe from the sow
I got lost in the wilderness
And still I don't know how
Dawn gone and left me black again
Without the will to plow
I got lost in the wilderness
And still I don't know how
The sun will break on the mountain town
Folks will smile and please
While I'm lost in the wilderness
Found by a church of trees
Dawn gone and left me black again
I'm far too frail to squeeze
Oh I'm lost in the wilderness
I'm standing on my knees
Brighter Days
The hammer fell on Monday
At a quarter of 6 o'clock
It took until my lunch break
For the whiskey to wear off
Boss man is screaming
Like he always does
My conscience is bleeding
With nowhere to run
And she says brighter days are yet to come
So, I drove up on the parkway
Just to be alone
I found a roadside table
That I could call my home
I look out on the valley
And sing a drifter's song
In the Carolina sunrise
How could I go wrong
When she says brighter days are yet to come
I feel like I'm living
Somebody else's dream
Everyday I wake up
And it's still the same damn thing
There was a time when
I knew just who I was
And the Carolina sunset
Comes faster than the buzz
When she says brighter days are yet to come
Train
Lonely choir out of faith
With their tongues bleeding
Bitter love shouts obscenity
And Hell has a season
A train in the morning
Shakes the ground
It came without warning
Taking me back to where I'm found
Late at night she sings to me
In a voice so low
I reach out for her melody
And then I hear the whistle blow
Desperation at my front door
Thought I said don't come back no more
Holy fire is a dead man's war
I'll never know what we're fighting for
I just want to get back to you
And walk a mile in your shoes
To understand what you've been through
And be one of the few on…
Speed of Sound
I had a life
Tell me what I have done
I sit alone
And stare at the sun
Take a sip of the spirit
'Cause it gets me high
Imposter of spirit
You lie
'Cause I feel my way down
Straddled to the speed of sound
I can feel my way down
And I can't quit 'til the other side
I gotta try
Nearly everyday
To keep my soul from
Washing away
I had an angel
But she left me dry
Impossible angel
You try