[Intro]
Through crooked teeth and mouthed up ties
They spit you up river just like all those lions
That walked the banks
[Verse 1]
They said, "Paint me that river
And would you only use blues?
With a brilliant big black mouth and
Lengths of pines that route the river through
Through and through"
[Chorus]
Fashion, fashion ballrooms of the leaves
We'd like to watch the ghosts dance
We'd like to watch the ghosts dance
[Verse 2]
They said, "Paint me that arm
That lies directly over mountains
Where the glaciers climb so tall
One absent of the scars, pa**ing boats and ships and oars
Tend to leave, the veins will be the tributaries
With all the sounds of the ocean, the ocean"
[Chorus][X2]
[Bridge]
I am but a man
But a proud, proud man
But a proud, proud man
[Verse 3]
Silver bells that line the way
Through baited trails
We'll find you there
Silver bells that line the way
Through baited trails
We'll find you there
[Outro]
I am but a man
But a proud, proud man
But a proud, proud man