Weep like a woman ('cept our women don’t weep)
Sleep like a baby ('cept our babies don’t sleep)
Walk like a man ('cept our men are all hid)
Run like the devil (to a new, new land)
Run like the devil or you'll die like a dog

Beat your retreat into my empty arms
I'll cover your ears while they sound their alarms
Shake off the dirt and the dust of what was
I'll shelter you, shelter you, lick you clean
I'll shelter you until it's all dark again

Listen to the song of the birds
Listen to the squeal of the pig
Listen to the wind (to the water, to the fire)
To the kids as they muster a song

And come to me, baby
I've got a story to tell
About a baby who came to me and I treated her well
Care for me, love for me, gimme what you have
Listen to ourselves as we wail and we laugh

That's how the best will be won
That's how the best will be won
Oh, that's how the best will be won
Yeah, that's how the best will be won
That's how the best will be, will be won
Oh, that's how the best will be won