Where
will you be when the gavel falls
Polishing the statue of the man
who built the mall
He was a man of vision
a man of grace
Just an honest country boy
with em pire in his face
Who went off chasing destiny
beyond the pasture gates
Then came the morning
when his shadow fled
Woke up alone all alone in
his own head
Screaming oh no there's no escape
And as the walls came creeping in
He sucked his thumb pulled
the cover to his chin
Suddenly it's much too late
And the rain don't fall but
the sun don't shine
On dear mother's backdoor where
she still must do her time
Just sitting around wondering
what she missed
Visions of her childhood love
with farewell on his lips
Who went off seeking gravity
beyond the western cliffs
Then came the morning
when her shadow fled
Woke up alone all alone in
her own head
Screaming oh no there's no escape
And as the walls came creeping in
It's hard to find a reason to begin
Suddenly it's much too late
Take me down to the elderwoods my
darling
Take me down to the elders everyday
Have you found what it
was that you were after
Have you found what it was that you