Babylon

Oh I sat down by the river, beside the one I love We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof Oh in the midst thereof We wept when we remembered the place where we came from Our voices could not rise up singing down in Babylon Down in Babylon There were thieves and killers marching through the middle of the town We knelt and prayed by the unmarked grave where better men lay down Where better men lay down Then my love said, I'm no father call me no man's son But take my hand we'll go together up from Babylon Up from Babylon We drove out through the desert saw Moab painted red We sheltered in some stranger's cave and not a word we said Not a word we said Then the devil stood behind us the deep blue sea beyond So we pressed the gas and we didn't look back to glance at Babylon To glance at Babylon Born on salty water, babies sing new songs They feel no shame and they feel no pain away from Babylon Away from Babylon