Karen Dalton

The names of the living have been changed
And every face obscure
But no secret whispered low
Will ever go unheard

The radio calls and fades to grain
As we slip the reach
Though singing out aloud
We've so long lived beneath

So catch me if I go astray
Or if I run aground
Believe me if I'm falling free
Either up or down

We talk of love like we speak of God
Willing each to be
A savage creature in our hearts
Turning us like the king

Like a voice thrown across the room
I say more than I know
Like some hand on my back
I'm led to where I go

So catch me if I go astray
If I run aground
Leave me if I'm falling free
Either up or down

So raise a glass, a flag, some cane
Like children of your own
I've knit your brow to be
The map I follow home

Moving through fallen trees in dark
We're promising
I gamble my soul for change
But play it all for keeps

So catch me if I go astray
Or if I run around
Believe me if I'm falling free
Either up or down