Sweeter Ground Songtext

von Roy Kasten

Will my body remember every tenderness?
And every word I spoke in sleep?
Every forgiveness I've abandoned?
And every wish I couldn't reap?
Will the praries draw the lightning
And burn to black at summer's end?
Will the river flow to Hamilton?
Will the road I walk ever bend?
When I lay me down
When my feet are bound
Will the wind still sound?
When I lay me down
In a sweeter ground.
I've been faithful to the wandering
Of every hitcher on highway 109
In their eyes I've placed a story
In their hands I've felt a blood of mine
Three roads belonging to no one
Cut the desert like the lines on my palm
Fortune, love, and life everlasting
And the warm wind to bring me balm
When I lay me down
When I touch that crown
Will time rise or drown?
When I lay me down
In a sweeter ground
If I had wings like Noah's dove
If I could love the way clouds rise
If I could shine like the light on the rails
Find hope in dreams and songs in sights