silver bed (song)

there go my songs for you
little lungs drown in blue ink for you
and the shadows chase them down
down
down
down
the riverbed

i built this life from the sweat of the pines
you might ask what happened and who am i
but that's a secret i'll keep until i die

i'd trade it all just to look you in the eyes
and i'll never tell you why or tell you why
that's a secret i'll keep until i die

but i'd give it all to make a bed for you
i'd pull down the vines i'd bind the wood for you
and watch the shadows carryin you down
down
down
down
in your silver bed

and the ocean's gonna swallow you dry
it gets us all in a matter of time

i'll watch you float away in the haze of gunsmoke
and stare into your eyes as they close

and i'd give it all to make a bed for you
i'd chop the wood i'd bind the vines for you
wade through the water, carry you down
down
down
down
to your silver bed