I went down to the place where I knew she lay waiting
Under the marble and the snow
I said, mother, I'm frightened
The thunder and the lighting
I'll never come through this alone
She said, I'll be with you
My shawl wrapped around you
My hand on your head when you go
And the night came on
It was very calm
I wanted to go
Tonight to go on and on
But she said, go back
Go back to the world
We were fighting in Egypt
When they signed this agreement
That nobody else had to die
There was this terrible sound
My father went down
With a terrible wound in his side
He said, try to go on
Take my books, take my gun
Remember, my son, how they lied
And the night comes on
It's very calm
I'd like to pretend
That my father was wrong
But you don't want to lie
Not to the young
We were locked in this kitchen
I took to religion
And I wondered how long she would stay
I needed so much to have nothing to touch
I've always been on the run for my time

greedy that way. But my son and my daughter climbed out of the water, crying, Papa, you promised to play. And they lead me away to the great surprise. It's Papa, don't peek, Papa, cover your eyes.
And they hide, they hide in the world. Now I look for her always, I'm lost in this calling. I'm tied to the threads of some prayer.
Saying when will she summon me? When will she come to me? What must I do to prepare?
When she bends to my longing, like a willow, like a fountain, she stands in the luminous air.
And the night comes on, it's very calm. I line her arm, she says, when I'm gone, I'll be yours.
Yours for a song.
Now the crickets are singing, the vesper bell's ringing, the cat's curled asleep in his chair.
I'll go down to Bill's bar, I can make it that far, and I'll see if my friends are still there.
Yes, and here's to the few, who forgive what you do, and the fewer who don't even care.
And the night comes on, it's very calm. I want to cross over, I want to go home. But she says, go back, go back to the world.
I want to cross over, I want to go home. But she says, go back, go back to the world.
One night, I'll go home. What must I do to prepare?
One night, I'll go home. Where's my goodbye?
Where must I go, I wonder?
O go, my goodbye.

go, I know.
you