'Til The Clouds Roll Away

(album: Deliverance - 2002)

Oh my darling, oh my sweetness, I'm such a damn mess
I could be knocked right out by the sway of your dress
But my vision's writing cheques that my chest just can't cash
Yeah, I'm a high plains dreamer, a royal pain in the ass

Oh my sweet sugar dumpling, what do I put you through
As I'm dusting for prints, yeah, on who cursed me blue?
Yeah, it's a roadside confession, a cry in the rain
Well, me help me get up till the clouds roll away

So gently she sways, as the support band plays
Well, me help me get up till the clouds roll away

He needs a clean shirt and a payoff, some place he ain't been
With a thundercrack for loneliness, shot from a dream
Yeah, and I'll kiss you like a fugitive, and dance till you say
Well, me help me get up till the clouds roll away

So gently she sways, as the support band plays
Well, me help me get up till the clouds roll away

She turns the corner like, a priest turns the page
Each second's breathless, watching you play

Oh my baby, oh my sweetheart, my sweet ruby gal
There's some things you should know about your old man
He's lost high and drifting in between the waves
Lift him with the elements then drown them again
But your smile's his redemption, a-cooling the flames
He's gonna push 'em till the clouds roll away

So gently you sway, as the support band plays
Well, me help me get up till the clouds roll away