Beneath the Damage and the Dust

Her eyes are sweet and dark as coal But they've long since given up on finding someone to trust She has a silver plated soul Beneath the damage and the dust They say, she's never known a single hour of stillness And they say, she's as dangerous as a child that can inspire lust And you know that people's minds are so full of illness They never look beneath the damage and the dust I want to lift her up (Beneath the damage and the dust) I got to pick her up I want to raise her up from the dust I got to lift her up (Beneath the damage and the dust) (C'mon here, child) Well she's walking downtown on a foggy summer evening Everybody watches with a blend of wonder and disgust (Well I) I want so bad to stop her grieving To raise her from beneath the damage and the dust I want to lift her up (Beneath the damage and the dust) I got to pick her up I want to raise her up from the dust I got to pick her up (Beneath the damage and the dust) (Oh yeah, pick it up) To think that she was once some mother's baby (And she got) Left out in the rain like some dream that's gone to rust Well they say that loneliness can drive you crazy And bury you beneath the damage and the dust I got to pick her up (Beneath the damage and the dust) I want to lift her up I got to raise her up from the dust I got to pick her up (Beneath the damage and the dust) (Oh, pick it up) I got to lift her up (Beneath the damage and the dust) I want to pick her up I want to raise her up from the dust I got to pick her up (Beneath the damage and the dust) And you've got to help me (Damage and the dust) (Damage and the dust) (Damage and the dust)