Rocky World

Rocky World - Daniel Lanois

My hands are wrapped in your raven hair

In the faded picture on the back stair

We were narrow, we were steady, trembling and ready

To give it Hell in this rocky world

You said do I look like I could be a strong mother

And raise the good side of a young daughter

In the hotel Shangri-La let me tell you

I've been thinking of her in this rocky world

Chicago is heavy, but I can't turn around

I'm smuggling that whiskey, every flesh and pound

Michigan I worry, and Susie I'm sorry

That I lost you out there in the rocky world

Would you build me a building a chapel up there

At the top of the hill in the still blue air

Near the weather vane, by the track and train

I'll be looking for you in the rocky world

She's turning twenty and out on the make

Pounding the blacktop with a habit to shake

She's looking for a manger in the eyes of a stranger

Down on the streets of a rocky world

Jenny has religion she sings in a church

She's made a decision to colour her hair

The Black man cut the sugar cane she watches the rain

In a building far from the rocky world

Yeah I'll tell you something I'll never forget

The sight of you in silhouette

Outside Sault Ste. Marie you really threw me

When you pulled me down to your rocky bed

In a crowded room I stood there empty

Looking for salvation and glory be

When a shot turned my head and I saw you instead

Walk into my rocky world

Alright, there we go...Anybody else out there have more Lanois tunes to

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Shaun