Farmer stands watching, as his crops wilt away Farmer stands watching, as his crops wilt away Cry out to the Lord God, “Help me Jesus I pray! Tis the land of my fathers’ and I must find a way!” Farmer stands watching, as his crops wilt away
Lovers lie watching as their love blows away Lovers lie watching as their love blows away Cry out to the Lord God, “Help me Jesus I pray! Long gone is the passion that we had yesterday!” Lovers lie watching as their love blows away
Dying man watches as his life slips away Dying man watches as his life slips away Cry out to the Lord God, “Help me Jesus I pray! Just another day longer, I’ll do whatever you say!” Dying man watches as his life slips away
We all sit watching as our world dies away We all sit watching as our world dies away Cry out to the Lord God, “Help me Jesus I pray! It’s the ond of the glory, culture lost to decay!” We all sit watching as our world dies away Sweet Lullaby
Through these grief stricken eyes Fades a light, that once burned brightly Now a hollow mind waits for sweet death Once this weary old wreck stood tall back to the north wind Now there’s nothing more burning inside
She came in the night Through the window to greet me Had the heavens sent her from above When I asked her a name soft words whispered and kissed me And I dreamt of her sweet lullaby
By the morning she’s gone Through my head sings her song And her memory it fades As the moonlight greets dawn So I’ll sit here and wait For the day when she’ll come back And I dream of her sweet lullaby
He came to take her away From my arms, no longer with me A single bullet fired, shot through the heart On her grave I now kneel, arms raised up to the good lord Shouting promise, for vengeance, deserved
A darkened night hides my face Through the shadows to take him To hell with this wretched old beast The judge says, “How do you plead?” Through my lips no word was spoken To my prison, I’ll lay down and die