Those Poor Bastards - Bones And Ivy

Choke the moon Crush the sky Don't let life pass you by Summer storm Spring parade March along in this charade On a raft of bones and ivy I sailed the Mississipp' In a pool of boiling water I took myself a dip Lost at night In a maze of pine I begged the stars to make you mine The needles tore My aching back I tensed to meet the next attack On a raft of bones and ivy I sailed the Mississipp' In a pool of boiling water I took myself a dip When all life Is no more Listen to the silence roar Find a hole Twelve feet wide Curse your birth then crawl inside On a raft of bones and ivy I sailed the Mississipp' In a pool of boiling water I took myself a dip I took myself a dip