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11.Wash Away

An old man lying by the road
Black is night
He's got his finger on the trigger
An easy target in sight
He's got no future
No family tree
He's got a three-dollar bottle
And he drinks 'til he can't see
All night, all night, yeah...

A young girl waiting on a line
Eight a.m.
She's got a six-month-old burden
Willpower's withering thin
An unwed mother
Beaten by her trade
Each week her welfare reminds her
Of mistakes she never made
Oh, no...

Chorus:
Now what has that to say about tomorrow
What has that to show for today, yeah
Noah thought to build an ark
Before the heavens washed it all away
Away... away... yeah, yeah...

A baby crying through a dream
An afterthought
Mother is seething for pleasure
After the poison is bought
His eyes are tainted
Staggered is his breath
Oh God, he's addicted
So addicted to death
So Lord...

Chorus

Two by two they enter now
Don't you think you'll wonder how
Can't you see he wants you there
Take you by your golden hair


(I know things will change)
Two by two they enter now
Don't you think you'll wonder how
(I know things get better)
Can't you see he wants you there
Take you by your golden hair


(If I called out to you)
Two by two they enter now
(Would you lend me your hand)
Don't you think you'll wonder how
(Would you save me from all that)
Can't you see he wants you there
(I might have been)
Take you by your golden hair


The devil came upon me
He found me on my knees
Said, 'Son, you ought to be a purer man'
If you could see my spirit, baby
Blowing through the breeze
Said, 'Life could be so very grand'

And so it shall be written
And soon it shall be
Said so it shall be written
And forever it shall be

So it shall be written
Soon it shall be
So it shall be written
So it shall be... yeah

No, now...
Now what has that to say about tomorrow
What has that to show for today
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Noah thought to build an ark
Before the heavens washed it all away
Away... away...
Alright-right-right-right-right-yeah
No...