North Country Come Down
contemplatin
contemplatin
these dusty words
these dusty words
spillin out
spillin out
my ears…
my ears…
here, trapped in some whitebread bus depot,
here, trapped in some whitebread bus depot,
the jailer swallowed the key
the jailer swallowed the key
uncertain of any escape
uncertain of any escape
positively no exit
positively no exit
no inventory
no inventory
nothin packed,
nothin packed,
only holdin on
only holdin on
this firm straight ahead direction
this firm straight ahead direction
abandoned up here
abandoned up here
skeptical that it's over
skeptical that it's over
yet forlorn it’s still goin on,
yet forlorn it’s still goin on,
so a soul must bear witness to its own transformation
so a soul must bear witness to its own transformation
yes friends of the north,
yes friends of the north,
you have much to cultivate,
you have much to cultivate,
bareshirted, ponytailed, and weatherstrong,
bareshirted, ponytailed, and weatherstrong,
freedom torches you carry
freedom torches you carry
illuminating the roof of America!
illuminating the roof of America!
so now maybe it’s time
so now maybe it’s time
to come’on down
to come’on down
and meet the rest of us,
and meet the rest of us,
maybe we could all use the workout,
maybe we could all use the workout,
and anytime’s good
and anytime’s good
yep now’s the time all right,
yep now’s the time all right,
bebop there
bebop there
baba here!
baba here!
Springfield, ILL