Steve Earle - Lungs lyrics

Now won't you lend your lungs
To me? Mine are collapsing
Plant my feet and bitterly breathe
Up the time that's passing
Breath I take and breath I give
Pray the day ain't poison
Stand among the ones that
Live in lonely indecision

My fingers walked the darkness down
Mind is on the midnight
Gather up the gold you've found, you fool
It's only moonlight
If you try to take it home
Your hands will turn to butter
You better leave this dream alone
Try to find another

Salvation sat and crossed herself and
Called the devil partner
Wisdom burned upon a shelf
Who'll kill the raging cancer?
Seal the river at it's mouth
Take the waters prisoner
Fill the sky with screams and cries
Bathe in fiery answer
Now Jesus was an only son
And love His only concept
Strangers cry in foreign tongues and
Dirty up the doorstep
And I for one, and you for two
Ain't got the time for outside
Keep your injured looks to you
Tell the world we tried