Rabbit Will Run

Last I saw mother, she rose from her chair

When they caught me I'd just finished combing my hair

'Cause a rabbit will run, and the colt hasn't long with the mare

We've all learned the earth while we've carried the throne

We dove under the rivers and under our clothes

And I still have a prayer, as sure as my settling bones

Last I saw mother, she covered my ears

When they caught me I offered the captain a beer

'Cause a rabbit will run, and the lion has nothing to fear

We bricked up the garden and know what it means

And we've all kissed a virgin as if she were clean

And I still have a prayer, despite all the colors I've seen

And judgment is just like a cup that we share

I'll jump over the wall and I'll wait for you there

Well passed the weeds in our vision of things to come

We've all heard the rooster and all been denied

And we've seen through the haze and the spit in our eyes

And I still have a prayer, a well-weathered word to the wise

Last I saw mother, she smelled like a rose

When they caught me, the captain, he opened my nose

'Cause a rabbit will run, and the wind takes a bird where it blows

We've all traded lovers and woke up alone

And we clapped for the king though our fingers were cold

And I still have a prayer, 'cause I love what I cannot control

Last I saw mother, she acted surprised

When they caught me, the captain, he cried like a child

'Cause a rabbit will run, good dogs together go wild

We've all lived in grace at the end of the day

And we've armed all the children we thought we betrayed

And I still have a prayer, but too few occasions to pray

Judgment is just like a cup that we share

I'll jump over the wall and I'll wait for you there

Well passed the weeds in our vision of things to come

And we've all found a reason for hiding a gun

And we've helped out a few if we've hurt anyone

And I still have a prayer, so be it, I've done what I've done

Last I saw mother, she blew me a kiss

When they caught me, the cuffs cut the blood from my wrist

'Cause a rabbit will run and a pig has to lay in its piss

We've all given half to the hand in our face

We've all taken a stone from the holiest place

And I still have a prayer, and I've furthered the world in my way