Neither Do I Need a Witness - Joe Pug

From deep dark wells comes pure clean water And the ice will melt as the day gets hotter And the night grows old as the sun climbs into the sky When now is then

To meet me is to dare into the darkness If you are devoted to a dream Go and light the lantern Leave your family abandoned Meet me by the shallow of the stream

If it must be done Listen son Should no one stand to shake your hand Here's what I learned from the fallen rank It's a road of bones and you get no thanks When

Hey little brother did you hear I made it back to town I'm gettin' sober There's some things I gotta figure out I saw the station and the life we used to run ar

Welcome my son It's been so very long I doubt that you're here to surrender The disappointing days I suffered at your age Are more than I'd care to remember Bef

Ours are homes we never chose Far from anyone we know Taps with every faucet on Lamps that light an empty lawn So we took what we inherited And we dug a hole to

They called you a dreamer We were seventeen The years went by so fast Now they call you other things All of the answers that you're dreamin' of They say that it

I got a hold on you Stronger than the whole d**n world Stronger than the whole d**n world I don't care what they say is true Stronger than the whole d**n world

As the only child for a hundred miles Livin' in the land of plenty You could raise your cup any time you want Never find it empty But your plate was flush and y