In the Beginning

See the dogs behind the fences

Down the levee shadows run

My better angels dive for cover

With the street lights coming on

If I really wanted to change my ways

I woulda had to try a little bit harder

In the beginning

I am ferrying a secret

A promissory note

A flicker in the darkness

Deep down inside my coat

If I really wanted to change my ways

I would have had to try a little bit harder

Let myself fall a little bit farther

In the beginning

I surrender my deceptions

Hear the beating of it’s wings

A flock of black umbrellas

In the grim December wind