smoke comes rolling in, dear. can’t see the sun in the sky smoke comes rolling in, dear. can’t see the sun in the sky if i can’t get some fresh air, dear, i feel i’m like to die we’ve newspapered all the windows and we’ve bolted all the doors we’ve newspapered all the windows and we’ve bolted all the doors i feel it coming through the cracks in the walls, feel it coming up through the floor my fingernails are yellow, my eyes are bloodshot red my fingernails are yellow, my eyes are bloodshot red the birds have stopped their singing, and the farmers fields are dead if they gave us back our water, if the soil was treated right if they gave us back our water, if the soil was treated right if cared about us any, there wouldn’t be a fire to fight there’s boys down there in prison ain’t even yet a man there’s boys down there in prison ain’t even yet a man they’re sending them to the camp fire, to die with a hose in their hand you read it in your bible, said the sun’s gon’ turn to sack you read it in your bible, said the sun’s gon’ turn to sack the moon turn bloody red, yeah, and the daylight sky go black everywhere you look, now, there’s people saying it’s the end everywhere you look, now, there’s people saying it’s the end i just want a drink of water, i just want an honest friend i’m packing up my suitcase, i’ll cover up my face i’m packing up my suitcase, i’ll cover up my face i’m leaving here tomorrow, got no home left in this place i’m going up the coastline, to where they still know blue i’m going up the coastline, to where they still know blue this whole state is dying, there ain’t a damn thing we can do

goodbye little sister, hello it’s been too long, there’s someone i should get to know. been driving all night, and there’s miles to go been driving all night, and there’s miles to go well i, i am struck dumb so i write up a song i wanted to tell you without the words coming out wrong it'll be hard but i know you're strong it'll be hard but i know you're strong when all looks empty and the magic is gone it’s only the beautiful blackness before the bright dawn you’ll be alright, if you’ll only hold on you’ll be alright, if you’ll only hold on like the fog on the glass on a rainy day or the pictures that hang in the hall there is something in you feels like home for me forever and all goodbye little sister, hello i can hold on if you want now, or i can let go. just close your eyes, and focus on the car radio just close your eyes, and focus on the car radio the woods are lovely, dark and deep, but i have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.

i never thought i'd be in this place now i turn to jelly when i see your face now i’d call you up for a little fun now i never thought that you would pull your gun now can’t get no sleep can’t get no rest with this shard of you stuck in my chest i’d like to come home and meet your mother, yeah joke with your father, wrestle with your brother, yeah take you for ice cream or a picture show a house fire, funeral, as long as you’ll go i’ll lie with you along the riverbed, and just listen to the buzzing inside my head, mayfly doctor, doctor, can you give me a pill now i got a fever and i can't sit still now my head is spinning, my tongue is tied now (wordless) no words for the things you do, when one kiss from you can turn my tongue to glue alright listen mayfly well, old joshua cried, and he beat the ground, and the lord came down with a terrible sound, oh lord, yes lord, and those city walls they came a tumbling down the people played and they played out loud, and the walls came a crashing and a tumbling down, oh lord, yes ma'am, them mighty walls they came a crashing down. alright, yes ma'am you got me seeing homesteads with front porch stairs dog on a hearth and a rocking chair i’ll settle down with a preacher’s daughter and watch the mayflies in the stagnant water mayfly mayfly