Cradle Me

Cradle me, cradle me Don't you bury me, bury me They keep me fed They keep me mild But I've always been their intrepid child They do their best, Love how they can But can I trust their might over the footprint of man And I may never see the, I may never see the day I've been raised by the subterranean highway And I may never hear the song of the dove winged white Or hear blackbirds singing in the life of the night So don't bury me, bury me, bury me Lay down your tools and feel the heartbeat of the prairies Just cradle me, cradle me, cradle me Safe in the ground 'neath the sheaths glowing gold as August's bounty A northern girl Young as the spring Might seem quiet but I'm learning to sing Was it just a dream A mere fantasy Will I ever feel the sun on the back of my wings And I may never see the, I may never see the day I've been raised by the subterranean highway And I may never hear the song of the dove winged white Or hear blackbirds singing in the life of the night So don't bury me, bury me, bury me Lay down your tools and feel the heartbeat of the prairies Just cradle me, cradle me, cradle me Safe in the ground 'neath the sheaths glowing gold as August's bounty Do you know what it's like Your fortune told when you are born under the night The tendrils rising from the roots Where otters go and badgers dig under the fruits A kindred soul, a legacy Oh, farmer farmer, don't you let it end with me So don't bury me, bury me Lay down your tools and feel the heartbeat of the prairies Just cradle me, cradle me, cradle me Safe in the ground Oh don't bury me, bury me, bury me Lay down your tools and feel the heartbeat of the prairies Just cradle me, cradle me, cradle me Safe in the ground 'neath the sheaths glowing gold as August's bounty