From the recording Third
Lyrics
Bell of Stone
It's a line sad and narrow, follow the arrow
The words go straight to the heart
It's a hard road to follow, too big to swallow
It all stops before it can start
You can't hear a bell of stone
No, no, no
Listen and wonder
What's fallen under the weight of the things that were said
A solution too late won't resonate
A rubber hammer pounding on lead
You can't hear a bell of stone
No, no, no
We all share the heat of the sun and the light of the moon
We all know the race that we're running is ending too soon
Watch closer now (between the lines)
At the ways we're the same (the rhythm of life)
The things that we love (sorrow and shame)
The joy and the pain
And the light around the bend
*If I Can't Make Her Happy
I found her crying in the dark
But why, she wouldn't say
I let her down so many times there's no point in counting
And the evidence is mounting every day
Don't cry, sweet angel
Don't cry no more
I'm gonna show her I'm the one
From the minute that I rise 'til the stars fill up the skies
But if I can't make her happy
Then, I'm gone
I've been stumbling 'round this old town a long, long time
Thinking I was born to walk the walk alone
Came a long way from the sticks
And every time I hit the bricks
The loneliness felt tattooed on my bones
Don't cry, sweet angel
Don't cry no more
I'm gonna show her I'm the one
It might take until I'm dust to win her heart and trust
But if I can't make her happy
Then, I'm gone
I found her crying in the dark
But why, she wouldn't say