Rocky World - Daniel Lanois
My hands are wrapped in your raven hair
In the faded picture on the back stair
We were narrow, we were steady, trembling and ready
To give it Hell in this rocky world
You said do I look like I could be a strong mother
And raise the good side of a young daughter
In the hotel Shangri-La let me tell you
I've been thinking of her in this rocky world
Chicago is heavy, but I can't turn around
I'm smuggling that whiskey, every flesh and pound
Michigan I worry, and Susie I'm sorry
That I lost you out there in the rocky world
Would you build me a building a chapel up there
At the top of the hill in the still blue air
Near the weather vane, by the track and train
I'll be looking for you in the rocky world
She's turning twenty and out on the make
Pounding the blacktop with a habit to shake
She's looking for a manger in the eyes of a stranger
Down on the streets of a rocky world
Jenny has religion she sings in a church
She's made a decision to colour her hair
The Black man cut the sugar cane she watches the rain
In a building far from the rocky world
Yeah I'll tell you something I'll never forget
The sight of you in silhouette
Outside Sault Ste. Marie you really threw me
When you pulled me down to your rocky bed
In a crowded room I stood there empty
Looking for salvation and glory be
When a shot turned my head and I saw you instead
Walk into my rocky world
Alright, there we go...Anybody else out there have more Lanois tunes to
share?
Shaun