Intro verse 1 I'm packing up, I've gotta move I'm gon' blow a fifty-foot hole in the dark clouds in our room I'm making a change and starting today I'm gon' roll these dice with a song tonight, I'm gonna whip these blues away And I'm gon' run so far they'll never find me again But I ain't leavin', I ain't leavin' 'less I'm leavin' here with you I've been patient while I waited, but I feel it's time to move You've been crying, yeah, I've seen you Honey, I've been crying too If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe for you If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe ‘til they do Interlude verse 2 I just wait in cold, cold gray But I know like I've been told, yeah, mama says, “Hold on to hope” She whispers sweet, "Isn't life lonely?” You gotta burn that sound of the voices out that wanna bring you to your knees You gotta run so far they'll never find you again But I ain't leavin', I ain't leavin' 'less I'm leavin' here with you I've been patient while I waited, but I feel it's time to move You've been crying, yeah, I've seen you Honey, I've been crying too If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe for you If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe ‘til they do Bridge And when I was a child, a dream came to me Well, every soul hanging low found its piece of dignity 'Til that dream gets to Heaven, you can ride this train for free 'Til that dream gets to Heaven, you can ride this train on me And we gon' run so far they'll never find us again But I ain't leavin', I ain't leavin' 'less I'm leavin' here with you I've been patient while I waited, but I feel it's time to move You've been crying, yeah, I've seen you Honey, I've been crying too If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe for you If your prayers don't get to Heaven, I'm gon' keep them safe ‘til they do Til they do Til they do Til they do