Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones In The Road Lyrics
(mary chapin carpenter)When we were young, we pledged allegiance every morning of our livesThe classroom rang with childrens voices under teachers watchful eyeWe learned about the world around us at our desks and at dinnertimeReminded of the starving children, we cleaned our plates with guilty mindsAnd the stones in the road shone like diamonds in the dustAnd then a voice called to us to make our way back homeWhen I was ten, my father held me on his shoulders above the crowdTo see a train draped in mourning pass slowly through our townHis widow kneeled with all their children at the sacred burial groundAnd the tv glowed that long hot summer with all the cities burning downAnd the stones in the road flew out beneath our bicycle tiresWorlds removed from all those fires as we raced each other homeAnd now we drink our coffee on the run, we climb that ladder rung by rungWe are the daughters and the sons, and heres the line thats missingThe starving children have been replaced by souls out on the streetWe give a dollar when we pass, and hope our eyes dont meetWe pencil in, we cancel out, we crave the corner suiteWe kiss your ass, we make you hold, we doctor the receiptAnd the stones in the road fly out from beneath our wheelsAnother day, another deal, before we get back homeAnd the stones in the road leave a mark from whence they cameA thousand points of light or shame, baby, I dont know
