Tonight you've caught your breath
You've lost your american spirit
If only I could catch my death yeah
Just give me long enuff to fear it

Her talk ain't like the other girls
She takes my living at a glance
We hear the locust's rasp back and forth
An' thro' the thoughts the past does dance

Do I waste my time
Yeah well you know it
An' as I stroll thro' the room
See my features show it

Feel the hand on my shoulder
Yeah it calls me to dwell
Take a breath hard an' clear yeah
Like a hammer on a church bell