O let the heavens falter And let the earth proclaim: Come healing of the Altar Come healing of the Name

I was selling holy trinkets I was dressing kind of sharp Had a pussy in the kitchen And a panther in the yard

They ought to give my heart a medal For letting go of you

Ah we're drinking and we're dancing and the band is really happening and the Johnny Walker wisdom running high

It's four in the morning, the end of December I'm writing you now just to see if you're better

Well I see you there with the rose in your teeth One more thin gypsy thief Well I see Jane's awake — She sends her regards.

Baby, don’t ignore me We were smokers, we were friends

and I swear it happened just like this: a sigh, a cry, a hungry kiss

and I lift my glass to the Awful Truth which you can't reveal to the Ears of Youth except to say it isn't worth a dime

And what can I tell you my brother, my killer What can I possibly say? I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you I'm glad you stood in my way.

And I miss you so much There's no one in sight And we're still making love In my secret life

And soon there's sand in every kiss And soon the dawn is ready And soon the night surrenders To a daffodil machete

You don't know me from the wind You never will, you never did I'm the little Jew Who wrote the Bible

Yeah let's do something crazy, something absolutely wrong while we're waiting for the miracle to come.

Sure we played a stunning couple But I never liked the part It ain't pretty, it ain't subtle What happens to the heart

I loved you when you opened Like a lily to the heat

Like a worm on a hook, like a knight from some old fashioned book I have saved all my ribbons for thee.

We're joined in the spirit Joined at the hip Joined in the panic Wondering if We've come to some sort Of agreement

Then let me start again, I cried, please let me start again, I want a face that's fair this time, I want a spirit that is calm.

There'll be the breaking of the ancient Western code Your private life will suddenly explode