Tom Waits - Dirt In The Ground Lyrics
(tom waits/k. brennan)What does it matter, a dream of loveOr a dream of liesWere all gonna be in the same placeWhen we dieYour spirit dont leave knowingYour face or your nameAnd the wind through your bonesIs all that remainsAnd were all gonna beWere all gonna beJust dirt in the groundThe quill from a buzzardThe blood writes the wordI want to know am I the skyOr a birdcause hell is boiling overAnd heaven is fullWere chained to the worldAnd we all gotta pullAnd were all gonna beJust dirt in the groundNow the killer was smilingWith nerves made of stoneHe climbed the stairsAnd the gallows groanedAnd the peoples hearts were poundingThey were throbbing, they were redAs he swung out ofver the crowdI heard the hangman saidWere all gonna beJust dirt in the groundNow cain slew abelHe killed him with a stoneThe sky cracked openAnd the thunder groanedAlong a river of fleshCan these dry bones live?Ask a king or a beggarAnd the answer theyll giveIs were all gonna beYea yeahWere all gonna be justDirt in the ground
