Shadows

Started down the road a long long while

At 65 miles she cracked me a smile

And told me I’m not to blame

But those dark and stormy skies

Reflected in your eyes

And always bring me back to those tiny little lies

You told me that kept him safe

Now you put your hands together and pray like it’s mass

It’s only 30 days and he gets another pass

But he blamed me and left you crying

For when the banshee calls she comes a screaming

She’s here to take one more away before their time of leaving

And ghosts know that god casts shadows

Started with your eyes and dig until your mind lay fallow

The soldier sings a song in the middle of the night

The singer goes out, gets drunk and starts a fight

That he loses, picks his teeth up off the street

Now there’s a needle on the table and a bottle by his bed

And I listen to the words that echo in his head

And he told me why he’s going away

Well it’s dark inside the gloom, the one he calls his room

But hell this ain't a home, he’s making it a tomb

So he asks me, can we leave tonight

For when the banshee calls she comes a screaming

She’s here to take one more away before their time of leaving

And ghosts know that god casts shadows

Started with your eyes and dig until your mind lay fallow

When I think about the night, the night that I left

I never ever saw or heard from her again

Still I wonder just where the hell she went

Well her brother’s out now and he’s doing ok

I try to go and see him every other Saturday

Some days he ain't doing so well

Then I wait a little more for a knock upon my door

And a tiny little letter falls and hits the floor

And it tells me about the car

For when the banshee calls she comes a screaming

She’s here to take one more away before their time of leaving

And ghosts know that god casts shadows

Started with your eyes and dig until your mind lay fallow