You know he heard the drums of war When the past was a closing door The drums beat into the jungle floor Past was always a closing door Closing door Rain on the leaves and the soldiers sing You never-never hear anything They filled the sky with a

Tapestries of black and gold they're crying Looking through the windows I am watching you You as you go by You count every word I say Seven verses to magnify Drop the feathers you will never fly Over again you might find a way Turn on a wave of fire

We're gonna crash We're gonna burn Flying on a suicide bomber Let me break it down While you're racking up your brain And never only rain Nightmares come as they go Recurring as they show The movie I've seen

And did we tell you the name of the game, boy We call it 'riding the gravy train' Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar You're gonna go far, you're gonna fly You're never gonna die You're gonna make it if you try They're gonna love you Well I've always

They'll never catch me I'm running for the river Gotta run, gotta run Water ahead 'cause I can hear it in the distance 'Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive But there ain't

Gonna live forever How your garden grows 'Cause I just wanna fly Lately, did you ever feel the pain In the morning rain We see things they'll never see You and I are gonna live forever Maybe I don't really wanna know As it soaks you to the bone?

Tapestries of black and gold they're crying Looking through the windows I am watching you You as you go by You count every word I say Seven verses to magnify Drop the feathers you will never fly Over again you might find a way Turn on a wave of fire

I pull up and save the day Don't want any problems, I'll be a call away I'm ready for action, fly without a cape I'm one of those ones, they'll never beat me, they'll never beat me 'Kay, okay how could I forget? Ayy It takes some courage to bet, ayy That

Gonna live forever How your garden grows 'Cause I just wanna fly Lately, did you ever feel the pain In the morning rain We see things they'll never see You and I are gonna live forever Maybe I don't really wanna know As it soaks you to the bone?

And they never fly Something's changed track Reach up from the waves You'll find that you're only waving goodbye You're only waving I went back to Boston Back to the city of lost love I went back to the place And recognized your face in the stone long