Lay Our Flowers Down

[Verse 1]

Candle wax, like a river on the concrete

Fears will fly if you let them

Patterned-leather dress, shoes on a baby's feet

Is he too young to tell him

[Chorus]

People come and gather round

Only love can lift us now

We find our common thread

Over tear-stained ground

Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down

[Verse 2]

White knuckles, cotton beads on a rosary

Hoping one has an answer

You hung it on the mirror only as a novelty

But now you squeeze it 'til your hands hurt

[Chorus]

People come and gather round

Only love can lift us now

We find our common thread

Over tear-stained ground

Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down

Oh, lay 'em down

[Bridge]

Another bad sign, another hard time

[?] you can't ignore

This ain't the first time

This ain't the last time

Trouble's flying at your door

[Chorus]

People come, people come

Oh, people come and gather round

Only love can lift us now

Only love can lift us now

We find our common thread

Over tear-stained ground

Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down

Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down

(Raise our voices up)

Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down

[Outro]

Oh, lay 'em down