I met her at the book burning
She was handling a snake
I offered her my pity
It was my first mistake
She led me under the big top
To the revival tent
All the voices rose in song
And this is how it went
Come back Flora
Comeback girl
Don't leave us here to suffer like this
The angels they sing about you
All is dark and joyless without you
Come back Flora
Comeback girl
Don't leave us here to suffer like this
She said that signs would follow
With wild ecstatic eyes
Her gaze was fixed on heaven
Like she was hypnotized
Somebody get me a witness
I mean to testify
All the voices rose in song
Into a canvas sky
They sang
Come back Flora
Comeback girl
Don't leave us here to suffer like this
The angels they sing about you
All is dark and joyless without you
Come back Flora
Comeback girl
Don't leave us here to suffer like this