Black Water

Pin this flag upon your car
Fall in line it won't be far
Sun or rain may shower down
On this less than solid ground
Only sadness not a sound
Hallelujah glory bound, glory bound

Up to the St. Ignatius gates
Where we got high in '88
Staked a claim out here before
Till our game became your war
We ignored the open doors
Blind and blissful nothing less
And nothing more

Now I know where the time goes
'Cause I've seen where the black water flows
Into a night so dark that love will not abide

And always by your side

Your mother's name I never knew
On the stone right next to you
Broken hearts defiant brave
Every tear a soul to save
But the comfort that we crave
All the words we long to hear
Won't be engraved

Took all that I could get
Though we weren't even started yet
Now all the little things are somehow magnified
And always by your side
Always by your side

I see your daughter in a dress
We're talking more and saying less
And I swear I cracked a code
To release this heavy load
All the fates we had to goad
In the end there's nothing spent
And nothing owed

Now I know where the time goes
And I've seen where the black water flows
Into a love so deep there's nothing left to hide
Always by your side
Always by your side