I was named after my father In a long line of nobodies Waiting for the future For the turn of the century And I was merely cannon fodder In the nineteenth cavalry Waiting, waiting, waiting To sing, "Nearer, My God, to Thee"
Nearer, My God, to Thee Nearer, My God, to Thee Nearer, My God, to Thee
Well, the first night that I saw her Was the last night of my leave A stranger in a strange land Where an angel came to me
An angel came to me An angel came to me An angel came to me An angel came to me
And I dreamed of Jacob's ladder When I laid me down to sleep And the souls all risin' and fallin' Through the whole of eternity I was named after my father In a long line of nobodies And all that I ever wanted Was someone to weep for me
Someone to weep for me Someone to weep for me Someone to weep for me Someone to weep for me
(Oh, ooh) Someone to weep for me (Oh, ooh) Someone to weep for me Someone to weep for me (Oh) Someone to weep for me Someone to weep for me (Oh) Someone to weep for me
Compositores: Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, Josh Kaufman