A'ight It's an old song It's an old tale from way back when It's an old song And that is how it ends That's how it goes Don't ask why, brother, don't ask how He could have come so close The song was written long ago And that is how it goes It's a sad song It's a sad tale, it's a tragedy It's a sad song But we sing it anyway Cause here's the thing To know how it ends And still begin to sing it again As if it might turn out this time I learned that from a friend of mine See, Orpheus was a poor boy Anybody got a match? But he had a gift to give Gimme that He could make you see how the world could be In spite of the way that it is Can you see it? Can you hear it? Can you feel it like a train? Is it coming? Is it coming this way? On a sunny day, there was a railroad car And a lady steppin' off a train Everybody looked and everybody saw That spring had come again With a love song With a love song With a love song With a tale of a love from long ago It's a sad song It's a sad song But we keep singin' even so It's an old song It's an old song It's an old tale from way back when And we're gonna sing it again and again We're gonna sing, we're gonna sing It's a love song It's a tale of a love from long again It's a sad song We keep singing even so It's an old song It's an old tale from way back when And we're gonna sing it again and again

With Persephone gone, the cold came on He came too soon He came for her too soon It's not supposed to be like this Well, 'til someone brings the world back into tune This is how it is Orpheus have a gift to give Hey, where're you going? Touched by the gods is what he was I have to finish the song Finish it quick The wind is changing There's a storm coming on Wind comes up, ooh We need food Wind comes up, ooh We need firewood Orpheus and Eurydice Did you hear me, Orpheus? Poor boy workin' on a song Orpheus Young girl looking for something to eat Okay, finish it Under a gathering storm

How to get to Haydes town You have to take the long way down Through the underground, under the cover of night Layin' low, stayin' out of site Ain't no compass brother, ain't no map Just the telephone wire and a railroad track Keep on walkin' and don't look back Til you get to the bottom line Wait for me, I'm comin' Wait, I'm comin' with you Wait for me, I'm comin' too I'm comin' too River stakes as high and wide Send the bricks and raise your while Walls of iron and concrete, hound all talent round the gate Those dogs lay down and play dead If you gat the bones, if you gat the bread But if all you got is your own two legs Just be glad you gat them Wait for me, I'm comin' Wait, I'm comin' with you Wait for me, I'm comin' too I'm comin' too Who are you? Where do you think you're goin'? Who are you? Why are you all alone? Who do you think you are? Who are you to think that you can walk a road that no one ever walked before? Laaa, la-la-la-la-la-la Laaa, la-la-la-la-la-la (laaa, la-la-la-la-la-la) Laaa, la-la-la-la-la-la (laaa, la-la-la-la-la-la) Laaa, la-la-la-la-la-la You're on the line, you're on the run Don't give your name, you don't gat one And don't look no one in the eye That town that's tryna suck you dry They'll suck your brain, they'll suck your breath They'll cut the heart right out your chest They'll thrust you up in your song in best And stuff your mouth with sand Wait for me, I'm comin' Wait, I'm comin' with you Wait for me, I'm comin' too I'm comin' too I'm coming wait for me (wait) I hear the walls repeating (wait) The falling of our feet and It sounds like drumming (wait) And I am not alone (wait) I hear the rocks and stones (wait) Echoing my song I'm coming

Why the struggle, why the strain? Why make trouble, why make scenes? Why go against the grain, why swim upstream? It ain't, it ain't, it ain't no use You're bound, you're bound, you're bound to lose What's done, what's done, what's done is done That's the way the river runs So why get wet? Why break a sweat? Why waste your precious breath? Why beat your handsome brow? Nothing changes, nothing changes, nothing changes Anyhow

And so, the poor boy asked the king Can we go? And this is how he answered him I don't know Gotta think quick Gotta save face Caught 'tween a rock and a hard place Watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do Watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do now? If you tell him no Oh, you're a heartless man And you're gonna have a martyr on your hands If you let him go Oh, you're a spineless king And you're never gonna get 'em in line again Damned if you don't Damned if you do Whole damn nations watching you Watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do Watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do now? Here's a little tip Word to the wise Here's a little snippet of advice Men are fools Oh, men are frail Give 'em the rope and they'll hang themselves