And where it's going I don't know but I don't mind



And all the aching in her eyes



Couldn't tell you half the story if it tried



But she just stands there on high



And lays me low again...





Lightning flashes in the sky



Behind those clouds and it surrounds us on all sides



Yeah there's a storm that's closing tight



And we both know we're in the eye



But she just stands there on high



And lays me low again...





All those ghosts they line the shore now



Waving red flags in my mind



Saying, "Get out of that river, child…



There's no telling where it winds"



And the wind blows by my body



As I float downstream so light



Mama, there's nothing quite as lovely



As the way they all go white



And she just stands there on high



And lays me low again...