Before You Hit the Ground

How do you put the sun in a song?
I still can’t find a way
I don’t know why, but I always get it wrong
And they come down like a rainy day

I keep my foot tappin’ on the floor
Like a long-lost friend rappin’ on my door

Buddy Holly, hear him ravin’ on
Well, I went to try them Texas skies
But by Oklahoma, a twister took me by the hand
And lifted me a mile high

And ya set me down with some fallen stars
I turn around and there you are

A flickerin’ flame
On the winter plains
The whistle of a train
And a shooting pain

Yeah, I stare across the great divide
All hung up down below the anvil sky

Oh well, I gave it a try
I think I’m getting closer now
Maybe tomorrow I will get it right
And find the sun somehow

Now it’s gone, another day
The months go by, but you will not fade

Howlin’ gale
Moan and wail
Tattered sails
And a long black veil

Yeah, I can see across the great divide
The golden sun sinkin’ on the other side

You could close your eyes
Prayin’ that you wake up
To your mother’s voice
You’ve been sleepin’ long enough
Oh, that’ll be the day
That’ll be the day, darlin’
That’ll be the day that I die