[Verse 1]
I remember the promise that you made in the barn
When the kittens were born and you could not keep warm
So you moved away the mountain that the sun rose behind
And you said yourself a prayer and laid down with the blind
But you lost them in your freedom and you need him now, you're wild
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child

[Verse 2]
And the vow of compassion that you swore through your teeth
When the war began to end and the photographs weep
Well, nobody blames you as the train pulls away
With its cargo of snow for these German paper-weights
But you lost them in your freedom and you need him now, you're wild
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child

[Verse 3]
Well, its five in the morning, there's no one home
Except for your wife and your child on the phone
Somebody's got to listen to a promise or two
Oh, this room is far too small for a pilgrim like you
But you lost them in your freedom and you need him now, you're wild
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child

[Verse 4]
So, now that you've decided to follow the sun
Like a shadow of birds or a king on the run
Oh, your chains are too dark for the seas you must swim
You are smiling at the seaweed but your smile is too grim
But you lost them in your freedom and you need him now, you're wild
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child
[Outro]
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child
Blessed is the memory of everybody's child