Curses & Spit

Battered and bit Carried home by the wind I trace your journey back every evening Dirges and hymns Unsung, how they ring A song to shake the mist in the morning Joe, I can hear us, laughing about We were two kids just running around Man, I love you to bits Little brother, I wish I could hold you like I did Because the days, they can sting When all your curses and spit Fall short Tonight we'll crack, tonight we'll split Tonight we'll shatter All we've built But the doves will sing again Come the morning, my friend Battered and bit All nails to the quick The child remains to stifle the screaming Howled at the rift At the nuclear drift A cry to shake the rosy fingers of dawn Joe, I can hear us, laughing about We were two kids just running around Yeah, I love you to bits Little brother, I wish I could hold you like I once did Because the fear and the guilt Make the words that I pick Feel worn Tonight we'll crack, tonight we'll split Tonight we'll shatter All we've built But the doves will sing again Come the morning, my friend I know I should have been home But I was long gone Playing rock and roll When, mate, for you I'd throw it all away