[Verse 1]
We all know you never stop trying to
Hold the boy who had sent you flying to
Hush that crying, like a mouth wants a thumb
And his heart like a drum in the marching band
[Verse 2]
Oh, nineteen, you were watching, you were wide-eyed
There in those blues you'd only felt from the outside
Well they might be blind but we have seen your embers soft and stark
And your heart like a drum in the marching band
[Verse 3]
You hold all your heartache, leaden pellets in the bag
Dear doing all that holding get to be a lonesome drag
[Verse 4]
So little wanting to feel, leaves your garden
This second time where you grew your heart in
If all your aching starts to form a mountain, block your sun
Will you come to me, dear, with your best laid plans
Oh with your stones ground down to a fine white sand
With your restless feet and your empty hands
With your heart like a drum in a marching band