[Verse 1]
I left my home to wander
As a pilgrim I travel on
One door leads to another
I am a tumbling stone
[Verse 2]
I search the hills of refuge (I search the hills of refuge)
Seeking, wanting to be whole (I wanted to be made whole)
I search with wild craving (I search with wild cravings)
For I am a tumbling stone (I am)
[Verse 3]
To build a church with no walls (With no walls, aw, yeah)
True hearts that shall not fall (Stand tall we won’t fall, no no no)
Kindness, no sign of weakness (No sign of weakness)
For I am a tumbling stone (I am)
[Verse 4]
I swim against the waves, they were dashing high, oh, yeah
My angel said to me (Sweetly and softly to me)
Break down, break down delusions (And roll on, roll on, roll on)
Break down, break down confusion (Don’t you stop there you roll on, you)
Break down, break down oppression (Oppression and poverty)
I am I am a tumbling stone (Stone)
Daniel Lanois released Tumbling Stone on Fri Mar 19 2021.
Daniel Lanois:
Rocco came up with the ‘tumbling stone’ idea, and I thought, ‘Let’s treat it as a traveler’s song for Johnny.’ He had to relocate from Louisiana to California to make this record, and I asked him, ‘How did it feel to leave home, Johnny?’ He said, ‘I felt like I was on a pilgrimage.’...