the holy ghost electric show - tin man lyrics
back in memphis in 72’ i’ll show you man that’s sidewalk blue
he came home crazy from vietnam and started collecting old, thrown away cans
what makes him different from the average bum is he thinks he’s god’s only son
he rolls into the projects at night and the streetcar children cry with delight
and the whole block sings
hey, hey, tin man can you save my soul?
hey, hey, tin man here’s a dime for that lonesome road
he sees the neon, he sees the briars
wrapped around your heart’s darkest desires and ever cruel thought
he hears the thunder, he watches it roll from graceland’s walls to jericho
and them walls are tumbling down
the white folk think he’s on coke so they call a copper and make him hit the road
but even if germantown’s in flames his love for the copper remains the same
and heaven’s choir sings
hey, hey, tin man can you save my soul?
hey, hey, tin man here’s a dime for that lonesome road
he pointed at a cross on his last day
and spoke these words and the sky was grey
he said, “i’d climb on her again if it’d do a thing
if it’d bring home my daughter
if it’d bring home me friends
if it would stop the riots
if it would stop the war
if it’d stop this traffic
if it’d stop their h+rns
if it’d build a ladder made of gold
that climbed to the top of heaven’s throne
if it’d do a thing
if it’d do a thing
but i ain’t got enough blood
no, i ain’t got enough blood.”
hey, hey, tin man can you save my soul?
hey, hey, tin man here’s a dime for that lonesome road
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