Lullaby for the Taken

[Verse 1]

Bombs are dropping, smoke fills the air

I wanna duck and cover but I've gotta stay out here

'Cause I know myself and if I hole up in my room

I'll be consumed by the doom and the gloom

So I called John cause I know he knows sorrow

He said "I'll be in the city tomorrow"

So I go down and I watch him sing

And the way he sings sends a chill right through me, yeah

And now there's a mountain goat

Precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat

It says "sometimes whispering's okay

But maybe you'd feel better if you screamed today"

[Chorus]

The lady took the baby

I know she loves the baby

But the baby has a daddy

And his daddy loves him too

How could she take the baby?

Maybe she's gone crazy

She won't share

It's not fair

There's nothing I can do

The lady took the baby

I know she loves the baby

But the baby has a daddy

And his daddy loves him too

How could she take the baby?

Maybe she's gone crazy

She won't share

It's not fair

There's nothing I can do

[Verse 2]

Tuesday night grandma curled up in my bed

By Wednesday morning my grandma was dead

I was in Charlotte, I took the bus home

Her shoes, watch, and teeth were still in my room

And as I lay me down to sleep, I felt her spirit rise up through me

She said "I got to live a long eighty six years, dry your tears

I know it's hard but please let go, so I can meet your grandpa in the undertow

Chin up girl, you've got to be strong, and know when you're singing, I'm singing along"

[Chorus]

The lady took the baby

I know she loves the baby

But the baby has a daddy

And his daddy loves him too

How could she take the baby?

Maybe she's gone crazy

She won't share

It's not fair

There's nothing I can do

The lady took the baby

I know she loves the baby

But the baby has a daddy

And his daddy loves him too

How could she take the baby?

Maybe she's gone crazy

She won't share

It's not fair

There's nothing I can do

[Outro]

Little bitty baby so far away

We hope that you can come home soon

When we're not together, now or ever

Always remember I love you

Little bitty baby so far away

We hope that you can come home soon

When we're not together, now or ever

Always remember I love you