I went down to the place where I
Under the marble and the snow
I said, Mother I'm frightened,
the thunder and the lightning
I'll never come through this alone
She said, I'll be with you, my
My hand on your head when you go
And the night came on, it was very calm
I wanted the night to go on and on
We were fighting in Egypt when
they signed this agreement
That nobody else had to die
There was this terrible sound,
With a terrible wound in his side
He said, try to go on, take my books,
Remember, my son, how they lied
And the night comes on, it's very calm
I'd like to pretend that my
But you don't want to lie,
And I wondered how long she would stay
I've always been greedy that way
But my son and my daughter climbed
Crying, Papa, you promised to play
It's Papa, don't peek, Papa,
And they hide, they hide in the world
Now I look for her always,
I'm tied to the threads of some prayer
Saying when will she summon me,
What must I do to prepare?
When she bends to my longing like a willow,
She stands in the luminous air
And the night comes on, it's very calm
I lie in her arms and says
I'll be yours, yours for a song
Now the crickets are singing,
The cat's curled asleep in his chair
I'll go down to Bill's Bar,
And I'll see if my friends are still there
Yes, and here's to the few,
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
