Rabbit Will Run

Last I saw mother, she rose from her chair When they caught me I'd just finished combing my hair 'Cause a rabbit will run, and the colt hasn't long with the mare We've all learned the earth while we've carried the throne We dove under the rivers and under our clothes And I still have a prayer, as sure as my settling bones Last I saw mother, she covered my ears When they caught me I offered the captain a beer 'Cause a rabbit will run, and the lion has nothing to fear We bricked up the garden and know what it means And we've all kissed a virgin as if she were clean And I still have a prayer, despite all the colors I've seen And judgment is just like a cup that we share I'll jump over the wall and I'll wait for you there Well passed the weeds in our vision of things to come We've all heard the rooster and all been denied And we've seen through the haze and the spit in our eyes And I still have a prayer, a well-weathered word to the wise Last I saw mother, she smelled like a rose When they caught me, the captain, he opened my nose 'Cause a rabbit will run, and the wind takes a bird where it blows We've all traded lovers and woke up alone And we clapped for the king though our fingers were cold And I still have a prayer, 'cause I love what I cannot control Last I saw mother, she acted surprised When they caught me, the captain, he cried like a child 'Cause a rabbit will run, good dogs together go wild We've all lived in grace at the end of the day And we've armed all the children we thought we betrayed And I still have a prayer, but too few occasions to pray Judgment is just like a cup that we share I'll jump over the wall and I'll wait for you there Well passed the weeds in our vision of things to come And we've all found a reason for hiding a gun And we've helped out a few if we've hurt anyone And I still have a prayer, so be it, I've done what I've done Last I saw mother, she blew me a kiss When they caught me, the cuffs cut the blood from my wrist 'Cause a rabbit will run and a pig has to lay in its piss We've all given half to the hand in our face We've all taken a stone from the holiest place And I still have a prayer, and I've furthered the world in my way