A Coat of Butterflies

There's a lighthouse on the water Throwing light back at the shore I heard your died trying to swim towards it Now you're living on the river's floor I heard the mighty Mississippi Took you out with just one punch I heard you had the voice of a sweetheart But the sweetheart was out getting drunk And hey man, have you heard Buckley Singing hallelujah? He did what Leonard never could to it Gave it wings then away it was Number two in England And they say you're your daddy's son But Jeff, if you're anything like me You only care about America Whеre you're always in someonе's wake Or you're singing while you're sinking in sand And the river's still from far away But if you touch her, she will pull you in 'Cause she's violent and she's stubborn And she's ugly but I love her Goddamn Goddamn When I was young, love drunk, and dreaming I'd dream of singing in some kingdom And just like birds, my words would fly And as they'd take flight then so would I I feel like Valens on a Cessna Flying through the fog There's a lighthouse on the water That's not a lighthouse, that's just Arkansas Yeah, the sky can lift the river And spread it out over the farm Life's just one long day, babe But I've been awake all day long And I, one day too, plan to be king Put some gloves on me Oh, and put me in the ring And oh, just to be a fighter Big black boots strapped to my feet To be so young but so tired And still prettier than anything Caterpillar in the winter 'Til wings come in the spring 'Til then, settle down in some shotgun shack Where the wallpaper unlocks your dreams And hey man, have you heard him sing With a voice like a symphony weeps? I've seen him staring back at the camera And I swear to God he looked at me And if you wanna settle down Then you came to the right town To close your big brown eyes And wear a coat of butterflies But if you wanna live forever Jump in deep with the mysteries sweet Wade into the water Close your eyes boy, and sing Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love Wanna whole lotta love When I was young, love drunk, and dreaming I'd dream of singing in some kingdom And just like birds my words would fly As they'd take flight then so would I Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream Upstream