Walking Far From Home

walking far from home – iron and wine

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i was walking far from home ,
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where the names were not burned along the wall .
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saw a building high as heaven ,
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but the door was so small , door was so small .

i saw rain clouds , little babies
and a bridge that had tumbled to the ground
i saw sinners making music
and i dreamt of that sound , dreamt of that sound

i was walking far from home
but i carried your letters all the while
i saw lovers in a window
whisper “want me like time , want me like time”

i saw sickness bloom in fruit trees
i saw blood and a bit of it was mine
i saw children in a river
but their lips were still dry , lips were still dry

i was walking far from home
and i found your face mingled in the crowd
saw a boat full of believers
sail off talking too loud , talking too loud

i saw sunlight on the water
saw a bird fall like a hammer from the sky
an old woman on the speed train
she was closing her eyes , closing her eyes

i saw flowers on a hillside
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and a millionaire pissing on the lawn
saw a prisoner take a pistol
and say “join me in song , join me song”

saw a car crash in the country
where the prayers run like weeds along the road
i saw strangers stealing kisses
leaving only their clothes , only their clothes

saw a white dog chase its tail
and a pair of hearts carved into a stone
i saw kindness and an angel
crying take me back home , take me back home

saw a highway , saw an ocean
i saw widows in the temple to the lord
naked dancers in the city
how they spoke for us all , spoke for us all

i saw loaded linen tables
and a motherless colt then it was gone
i saw hungry brothers waiting
with the radio on , radio on

i was walking far from home
where the names were not burned along the wall
saw a wet road form a circle
and it came like a call , came like a call from the lord