Pacing the cage Sunset is an angel weeping Holding out a bloody sword No matter how I squint I cannot Make out what it's pointing toward Sometimes you feel like you've lived too long Days drip slowly on the page You catch yourself I've proven who I am so

But it's a game of give and take" No, you'll just have to wait No, you'll just have to wait" She said, "love don't come easy You can't hurry love Just trust in a good time No matter how long it takes I remember mama said, "you can't hurry love She said

I'll be waiting No matter how far you are No matter how long it takes him I'll wait a million days to see you smile Distance and time, I'll be waiting All I do is count the days Where are you now? I really wish that you would stay but what would we do

'Cause you lift me up No I don't get down And I know, no matter how much colder Or how much I carry on my shoulders As long as I'm standing, I'll be closer 'Cause it ain't over, 'til it's over But we don't get down No we don't get down We can turn this

No one can tell me I'm wrong I ain't goin' down I'm gonna hold on 'Cause what I believe in is so strong No matter how long I had a baby at fifteen, Daddy never did forgive me I never heard from the guy again I had to drop outta high school, everybody

Who knows how long I've loved you You know I love you still Will I wait a lonely lifetime If you want me to-- I will. For if I ever saw you I didn't catch your name But it never really mattered I will always feel the same. Love you forever and forever

'Cause you lift me up No I don't get down And I know, no matter how much colder Or how much I carry on my shoulders As long as I'm standing, I'll be closer 'Cause it ain't over, 'til it's over But we don't get down No we don't get down We can turn this

No matter where I go, I'm always gonna want you back (I always gonna want you back, want you back) No matter how long you're gone, I'm always gonna want you back I know you know I will never get over you Want you back Yeah I still dream for you You know

'Cause you lift me up No I don't get down And I know, no matter how much colder Or how much I carry on my shoulders As long as I'm standing, I'll be closer 'Cause it ain't over, 'til it's over But we don't get down No we don't get down We can turn this

The saints are coming I say no matter how I try I realize there's no reply How long now? I cried to my daddy on the telephone The line went But the shadows still remain since your descent, your descent There is a house in New Orleans They call the risin'