Permanent Record

[Verse 1]

I was tremblin' with gooseflesh

The first time I prayed to speak in tongues

I saw it coming, but man, I tried to run

But now I make it up as I go along

Do I drive around with my high beams on?

Do I ever watch the road?

I store my thoughts

In other people's heads

Then I question what they know

[Chorus]

Rain falls on the animals

The wind blows up the dirt

Climb the rock, make a home in the cleft

Keep a record of the Earth

[Verse 2]

On a crowded city sidewalk

Or in the wilderness alone

The cloud of witnesses hovers above you

Like a pillar of smoke

[Chorus]

Singing stories, whispering jokes

Rain falls on the animals

The wind blows up the dirt

I climb the rock, still make a home in the cleft

Keep a record of the Earth

We keep a record of the Earth

We write it down, for what it's worth

For what it's worth