Land of Milk & Honey

Don't be misbehaving, I hear the sheriff's got it rough
He'll be five finger filleting just to prove he's tough
Stick to your senses and that should be enough
And 'cause I ain't gonna call the sheriff on the ones I love

Calm blue water, the boy he wants to take a swim
He allows nobody else to go with him
He swims five miles 'til his legs and arms give in
Then he sinks to the bottom of the sea with a grin, singin'

Save my heart
Save my sin
I hope I don't find that love in you again
But if you save my heart
I'll save your sin
And I'm sure to get back lovin' you again

There ain't no day of sunshine when the rains purge the land
Of the honest men who live to tend to them
And even shameless robbers, who the rain just won't offend
Might still one day be dancin' in the promised land

The boy he wants to find a lover, he don't know how to cast a line
He wants to leave this riverbank by an angel's side
He knows that he'll be starving if all he eats is rye
He'll be lyin' on the riverbank, the water surrounds him
As he's hungry for the rest of his life, singin'

Save my heart
Save my sin
I hope I don't find that love in you again
But if you save my heart
I'll save your sin
And I'm sure to get back loving you again

What am I supposed to do?
And it's hard when gravity's pulling me down, too
It seems I've disappeared
I'm sure I've left the atmosphere, oh

Pre-romantic proverbs overloaded with, at best
A thousand different messages and, I confess
I sure don't read like lightning and I don't understand
But I know that I'll be drinkin' in the promised land

My bonnie lies over the ocean
My bonnie lies over the sea
My bonnie lies over the ocean
Won't you bring back my bonnie to me?

And save my heart
Save my sin
I hope I don't find that love in you again
But if you save my heart
I'll save your sin
And I'm sure to get back lovin' you again
I swear I won't stop lovin' you like this

So sure, it will rain
But no, that won't change things