Threw out a wish on a long piece of string Kept it in my hand 'til I reached the ground Felt a gentle tug and then pulled it in Climbed up, brought it down on Ascension day Felt a gentle tug and then pulled it in, pulled it in Ascension day In the shadow

As the world burns Beneath the ground Godspeed hell bound Shattered cries of the Prayers never heard War of the gods that Drown out of words Decisions that kill And bullets that fly

Ring them bells, ring them loud Let them ring here and now Just reach out and ring the bells of freedom Stand your ground And ring the bells of freedom Like you've lost every round I have walked all alone On these streets I call home Streets of hope,

Just a mile outside of town All along the floodline The hills roll out like centuries Pass by without a sound Oh country down Where I found my proving ground Wheels are turning around Down river bound Where the lemon tea sky fell down

Lady double dealer Get outta my way You got nothing to say I'm gettin' tired of you There ain't no chance Doin' what you wanna do I've been down down down down down Got to get my feet back on the ground I ain't satisfied

It's fun to stay at the YMCA They have everything for you men to enjoy You can do what about you feel You can hang out with all the boys Young man, there's no need to feel down I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground I said, young man, 'cause

I'm on the corner, waiting for a light to come on That's when I know that you're alone It's cold in the desert, water never sees the ground Special unspoken without sound You told me you loved me, that I'd never die alone Hand over your heart, let's go

Rambling out of the wild west Leaving the towns I love best Thought I'd seen some ups and down 'Till I come into New York town People going down to the ground Building going up to the sky Wintertime in New York town The wind blowing snow around Walk

There ain't no grave can hold my body down Ain't no grave can hold my body down When I hear that trumpet sound I'm gonna rise right out of the ground Well, look way down the river, what do you think I see? I see a band of angels and they're coming after

I'm dedicated, the definition of dedication Wrote this whole record while I was levitating Sittin' in my room with the pen and paper, I'm innovative They've been afraid of me since I was a second grader I'm the kid on the playground mama told you to