May the Living Be Dead (In Our Wake)

from the album Drunken Lullabies

lyrics:
said her name was Marie from the banks of the Lee
with the prettiest eyes my owns ever seen
her hair with the ripples they dance like the tide
as our hearts washed away to the sea
was she sent down to me from the heavens above
her breath pure as whiskey my heart fell in love
now the devil is courting a different tune
and i wash as his tears wash the rain

tell me why no ones listening
is there nothing at all left to say
in a world so unforgiving
you mean more to me each every day
so may the living be dead in our wake

with cold winters night behind clouds star did hide
and the ghost of our soul thanking Christ we're alive
as spirits they crackled with lovers first sight
til the morning came fresh with anew

will ya dance with me now heaven's child sang the clown
we've nothing to lose but your wings and my frown
where over the hills and the valleys will ring
to the sound of our love singing true

so tell me why no ones listening
is there nothing at all left to say
in a world so unforgiving
you mean more to me each every day
so may the living be dead in our wake

but the summer sun is melting now
with the leaves i'll soon be gone
will ya have the strength when the emptiness shadows fall
or will your aching heart be ripped apart
by the beating of the storm
or will howling gales from the yesterdays be gone
yeah be gone
be gone

was she sent down to me from the heavens above
her breath pure as whiskey my heart fell in love
now the devil is courting a different tune
and i laugh as his tears wash the rain

tell me why no ones listening
is there nothing at all left to say
in a world so unforgiving
you mean more to me each every day
so may the living be dead in our wake

tell me why no ones listening
is there nothing at all left to say
in a world so unforgiving
you mean more to me each every day
so may the living be dead in our wake