In the bones

[JamesG]

In the bones

In your place of greater safety
in the place that they called home
the devil reached in to slap you
and he wore your father's clothes


and it hurt you
and you felt it
deep
in your bones

you said nothing

the storm it came and took you
and it threw you into the corn
and now you don't know where you are
and now you don't know where you are

and there's no one left to help you
but those people who will help you
because they know how hard you landed
and they know just how that feels

in the bones

and the corn is as high as an elephant's eye
and you were not in Kansas anymore
and it doesn't seem to matter
if you stand or if you fall

but it matters
oh yes it matters
it matters
it's all that matters

now the past is a long time going
and the future is a long time coming
but it's coming, you can feel it
in your bones

it doesn't really matter
that you're not in Kansas anymore
you're in a place of greater safety
leaning your head on your own shoulder

you can be delighted
you're not in Kansas anymore
and each day the family leaves you, you feel it less
in the bones

in the bones