[Verse 1]
The song's a thing
And this one's thin
From traveling light
The stars at night

Have seen old time
To new erosion
Old time gone
With old religions

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Prickled interest seizing pride
The night the music upped and died
Died...

[Chorus]
Been listening all the night long
Been listening all the day
Will I listen for the one you know?
Will I listen, will I pray?

It's a-coming all the night long
It's a-coming in the day
It's blowing through my stone ears
Whistling its way
[Verse 2]
Left the song
Behind old chums
The faintest trace
Of what's to come

What's behind
And what is near
Banished by
A suckling ear

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Coffee lustre, lend me mine
Nothing came with beer and wine
Wine...

[Chorus]
Been listening all the night long
Been listening all the day
Will I listen for the one you know?
Will I listen, will I pray?

It's a-coming all the night long
It's a-coming in the day
It's blowing through my stone ears
Whistling its way
[Verse 3]
The music's gone
The music's dead
The music went
And, in its stead

A single song
A chorus strong
A symphony
Sans right or wrong

[Pre-Chorus 3]
The band's rehearsing, the radio's off
The silence is everything, hold that cough
Cough...

[Chorus]
Been listening all the night long
Been listening all the day
Will I listen to the one you know?
Will I listen, will I pray?

It's a-coming all the night long
It's a-coming in the day
It's blowing through my stone ears
Whistling its way