Tell Ol' Bill

The river whispers in my ear
I've hardly a penny to my name
The heavens have never seemed so near
All of my body glows with flameThe tempest struggles in the air
And to myself alone I sing
It could sink me then and there
I can hear the echoes ringI tried to find one smiling face
To drive the shadow from my head
I'm stranded in this nameless place
Lying restless in a heavy bedTell me straight out if you will
Why must you torture me within?
Why must you come down off of your high hill?
Throw my fate to the clouds and windFar away in a silent land
Secret thoughts are hard to bear
Remember me, you'll understand
Emotions we can never shareYou trampled on me as you passed
Left the coldest kiss upon my brow
All of my doubts and fears have gone at last
I've nothing more to tell you nowI walk by tranquil lakes and streams
As each new season's dawn awaits
I lay awake at night with troubled dreams
The enemy is at the gateBeneath the thunder blasted trees
The words are ringin' off your tongue
The ground is hard in times like these
Stars are cold, the night is youngThe rocks are bleak, the trees are bare
Iron clouds go floating by
Snowflakes fallin' in my hair
Beneath the gray and stormy skyThe evenin' sun is sinkin' low
The woods are dark, the town isn't new
They''ll drag you down, they'll run the show
Ain't no telling what they'll doTell ol' Bill when he comes home
Anything is worth a try
Tell him that I'm not alone
That the hour has come to do or dieAll the world I would defy
Let me make it plain as day
I look at you now and I sigh
How could it be any other way?