They're all throwin' stones at the back of my home Kickin' the dirt in the air Well, I left to think while they're thinking I'm stoned Well, I had no cause to be there
Well, I left this town, well, I had something left To bury the fear in my head Well, it's all it's the same 'cause the city's just as bad It's full of people like me
We've all run away Everyone wants what nobody needs Silver and gold Everyone wants what nobody needs
Well, I ran to woods and I preached to the birds St. Francis talking to me Well, they said I'd find love and the pain I'd endure If I would just listen to him
With my ear to the ground and my heart full of lead Well, I quietly listened to teach Oh, with tears in his eyes he just looked straight through me I awkwardly waited for speech
We've all run away Everyone wants what nobody needs Silver and gold Everyone wants what nobody needs
Once I was sure that this love was the truth Well, I quickly spit in his face I returned to my home Friends and I, we threw stones Bragging that we knew the way Read more at http://www.songlyrics.com/delta-spirit/st-francis-lyrics/#lZcRpBuyIbIzEYs3.99