Standing by peaceful waters Whoa wah oh wha oh We were standing Many years ago along the Illinois-Wisconsin border There was this Indian tribe They found two babies in the woods, white babies One of them was named Elizabeth She was the fairer of the two

He's the shining and the light without whom I cannot see Insurrection, he is spite, he's the force that made me be Nostro dis pater, nostr' alma mater We're standing here by the abyss and the world is in flames Two star-crossed lovers reaching out to the

Lay me down Stand my ground Taking a life I see it flash before my eyes Give and take We are full of pride All is proved in time Rule by the head Endure test of time

Buckets of rain Buckets of tears Got all them buckets comin' out of my ears Buckets of moonbeams in my hand You got all the love Honey baby, I can stand I've been meek And hard like an oak I've seen pretty people disappear like smoke

Sometimes goodbye is a second chance Tell my mother, tell my father I have done the best I can To make them realize This is my life I hope they understand I'm not angry, I'm just saying She waved, said, "Why are you always running in place"

She has no idea, no idea That I'm even here, I'm even here I'm standing here, I'm standing here I'm standing here Every time you come around You put a lightning bolt on my face Baby, everytime you come around Girl, you take my breath away And I just

Maybe you were right But baby I was lonely I don't want to fight I'm tired of being sorry I'm standing in the street Crying out for you No one sees me But the silver moon I don't know why

I want you to love me, love with your own free will I want you to love me, till the house stand on my head I want you to love me, love your baby slow I want you to love me, love you baby slow I want you to love me baby, till I drop dead from your love I

Somebody's baby boy ain't coming home tonight We don't need no baseball bats We don't need no silver ghats But we're gonna fight tonight Put up your dukes and fight Big brother's just standing on the side Watching you flex your pride But you know if they

She holds tight to me and the Bible On the back seat of my motorcycle Left her daddy standin' there Preachin' to the choir You see, God love her Oh me and God love her And a preacher's daughter She was baptized in dirty water Her mama cried the first time