Tarnation - The Well lyrics

I'm waitingI waitfor the creaking of the gate

How longhow long must I wait.

I sitI sitthe weeds gather 'round me

The wind whips my dress so that I cannot see.

So longgood-byeto that great moaning sky and I'll cast my heart down the well.

I stareI stareand I'm looking over there

'cross that ghostly lake where he dwelled.

I look and I see a light burnin' bright

But I know it doesn't burn for me tonight

So longgood-byeto that great moaning sky and I'll cast my heart down the well.

Looking downlooking downto where he once laid

The birds hovered then took him away.

I rise to my feet and I walk down that road

Where I silently cry when this story is told.

So longgood-byeto that great moaning sky and I'll cast my heart down the well.