Oberst - Snakes Lyrics

Father, to a child without a chance, in a fight with tied up hands
A world that's out of balance, you better know the dance
Just one mistake, you're food for snakes, a drowning sailor in the wake
Can't hold your own, can't face these days alone
The wolves are on the throne
We sow our seeds and hope for rain, fields of green to hide your face
The weak will pray for better days, the smart will just accept their fate and hold on

We've come so far
Would be a shame, to let it slip, to lose it all to floods and plague
We worked so hard
Now we gotta stand our ground so we can dream of better days

In the dried out river bed, the heat is playing with our heads
Ripples in the air, like the ghosts of all our fears
All this land has turned to sand, a barren place not fit for man
The trees have turned to powder, distant sounds have gotten louder

Holding on to you I'm losing me
Mirages show me what i want to see
Reflecting me, not much left to see
A gentle breeze, would topple me
A dying leaf
Get us on our way

We've come so far
Would be a shame, to let it slip, to lose it all to floods and plague
We worked so hard
Now we gotta stand our ground so we can dream of better days

Stay strong through the pain, Tomorrow might be the day it rains