Strung out
Down in a hole
And the ocean is bleedin' salt
Down the mire

So I hid
As armies marched
But you found me all trembling, asleep
On your porch

And don't you cry, my darlin'
Nashville is forgotten
Mama, and don't you cry, my darlin'
New York is the ocean

Brooklyn
Quiet and cold
When the bars close
You're stuck countin' cracks on the street

The war breaks
And you're swingin' a gun
When the bomb drops
You're stuck pickin' lead from your teeth

And don't you cry, my darlin'
Nashville is forgotten
Mama, and don't you cry, my darlin'
New York is the ocean
Strung out
Down in a hole
And the ocean is bleedin' salt
Down the mire