Lucinda Williams
Awakening
In the awakening, in the awakening
I will shoulder my troubles and harness my ride
In the awakening, in the awakening
I'll roll nothin' but doubles, sevens, and nines

In the awakening, in the awakening
I will lick my wounds, I will kiss the sky
In the awakening, in the awakening
I will kick the [?], I will not ask why

In the awakening, in the awakening
I will pray for nothing, I will stay up till the end
In the awakening, in the awakening
I will say what I want to, I will not make amends

In the awakening, in the awakening
I will honor the mistaken, I will honor the truth
In the awakening, in the awakening
I will honor the forsaken, I will not mourn my youth

In the awakening, in the awakening
I will not mourn my losses, I will not mourn the dead
In the awakening, in the awakening
I will have no bosses, I will not bow my head

In the awakening, in the awakening
I will want for nothing, I will give you a gift
In the awakening, in the awakening
I will always love you, I will give you my kiss