Wish You Well

[Verse 1] He wrote her name with a needle gun In black and blue Your eyes are stone, she said Beautiful and dead And I wish you well [Bridge 1] I took a turn on this carousel How long ago now, I never can tell I never stopped to wonder [Verse 2] Maybe a morning Maybe a thousand years I only walk high wires To tend an Eden Of magnolias dying [Refrain 1] And though I'm coarse and primitive I wish love, lord I wish love could live Forever What I once saw burning bright as hell Now here comes that weird chill I don't stop to wonder [Verse 3] I threaded her name through the needle's eye As it frayed Tied the ends and stitched it up Then hung my head down and wept But I wish you well [Bridge 2] Who'll pray for the killer's sake? I used to be so wide awake Like certain mornings That last a thousand hours [Refrain 2] Though I'm coarse and primitive I wish love, lord I wish love could live forever I'm burning bright at hell Here comes that weird chill But I wish you well Your eyes are stone, she said Truly beautiful and dead, I wish you well [Coda] I only ride on this carousel But, I never really stop to wonder