That morning sky gave me a look So I left while you were sleeping That's all it took And I chalked a line south down the coast Going where my thirst was open For the things that I don't know Going where I wasn't paying For the hurt that I owe
One half moon sleeping by the creeks And a woman put me under Her barn roof for a week I knew her voice before she spoke I saw a grave dug by a preacher Just to see what it would make
So hold high have faith your reasons (Or you'll never get on) Don't you forget you come from nothing (Or you'll never get on) That wind is calling my name I won't wait or I'll never get on
It's not hard to live like a ghost I just haunt all that I've wanted And leave what I don't I dreamt a trail up to the sky And my brothers built propellers Just to see how far they'd fly
So hold high have faith your reasons (Or you'll never get on) Your flashing sparrows chasing with them Don't you forget you come from nothing (Or you'll never get on) That wind is calling my name