where the sunlight hits the road unending
the miles mark the time I'm spending
busy with the make and mending

until I get it right

I'm gonna pick up every stone, dear mother

pick up every stone, dear mother
pick up every stone, dear mother
until I pay it back


ashes ashes,
broken hearts fall down

but do you have to sing that tune?
well I wouldn't sing for sorrow but my star is burning fast
deep in the shadow of its moon


I'm gonna pick up every stone, dear mother
pick up every stone, dear mother

pick up every stone, dear mother
until I pay it back


helpless helpless,
turn me from the grave
fill it up with words that feed your heart

well the time is ripe for speaking thus and laying down the line
but can I find a way to start?


I'm gonna pick up every stone, dear mother
pick up every stone, dear mother
pick up every stone, dear mother

until I pay it back

meltdown meltdown,

my time is running short
but do you have to leave so soon?
well I wouldn't strike for leaving but the tide is changing fast

on borders streaked with sands of doom

I'm gonna pick up every stone, dear mother

pick up every stone, dear mother
pick up every stone, dear mother
until I pay it back