Once the dogs had quit their barking Son my neighbor said to me Know the emptiness of talking blue The same old sheep Run, I'll do no more this walking Haunted by a past I just can't see anymore, anymore Well, let me tell you I never meant to let go of the hand That is clinging by its thick country skin To my yellow country teeth To my yellow country teeth Far, far away from West Virginia I'll try New York City Explaining that the sky holds the wind The sun rushes in A child with a shotgun will shoot down All the bees that sting Oh, this boy could use a little sting! Alright Who will get me to a party Who do I have yet to meet You, you look a bit like coffee And you taste a little of me How can I keep me from moving Now I need a change of scenery Just listen to me I won't pretend to understand The movement of the wind Or the waves on the ocean Or all the hours I change softly Slowly, plainly, blindly, oh me Oh my