Elegy

Minor chords and major arcana Little leather jacket and a black bandana Kickin' over trash cans and telling jokes in Atlanta When I got the fever, it hit me like a fan on the back of my head I don't know who I am, but I'm free for nothing, good for nothing, too Crazy dreams, still crazy 'bout you Won't you let me in one more time, babe, I want to feel it, too Well nothing is a lie, babe if you know it ain't true Take a look at me now Take a look at me now Reparations now coming my way Dues that I've recollected that I never paid In the stained-glass windows, babe, I feel the presence, oh yeah But that don't mean I'm done with repentance so, oh no Gonna find another way to climb out of this basement Gonna find out what that smile on your face meant Like a thief that you borrowed, baby, take hold of me, take flight And I wanna do your bidding, babe, I wanna steal away in the night Take a look at me now Take a look at me now Heart's on fire, so is the page Everybody 'round here's telling me to act my age, I'm trying Things are only revealed in the light that is given Oh, to be freed from the body when all else is forgiven Rain outside is blowing in the curtains Nothing is revealed, but nothing is for certain As I recall, you was drinking from the sanctuary wine Well, don't worry, baby, we'll find all of our lost time Take a look at me now Take a look at me now As I recall, you were standing there, you was holding your rosary beads, ooh, ooh Everyone around you seems to think he knows what he needs, ooh, ooh Seven ugly reasons kept me away from you then, ooh, ooh Nothing is much weaker than the resolve of most men I remember when we was alone in your room Staring out your window, we knew you'd be going soon And I was so young, babe, I hope that you knew that I meant well And when I looked in your eyes, I thought I knew you could tell Now I'm blowing back from the cemetery gates You whom I loved dearly, now I must wait To be reunited in the sky when it opens Well, my feet are so tired, baby, but my spirit ain't broken Take a look at me now Take a look at me now Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Ooh La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la