Matthew-Janis Ian

[ti:Matthew] [ar:Janis Ian] [al:Billie's Bones] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.29]Matthew (马修) - Janis Ian (珍妮斯·艾恩) [00:00.98]Written by：Janis Ian [00:01.92] [00:31.56]Footsteps on gravel at the neighborhood bar [00:36.70] [00:38.70]Things start to unravel then they go too far [00:44.39] [00:46.38]The sound of pain written on the wind [00:52.15] [00:53.85]Fades to grey and then goes dim [00:59.61] [01:02.31]A boy is tied to a barbed wire fence [01:07.14] [01:09.22]For the crows to ride and the claws to clench [01:14.65] [01:16.98]For the sweet bouquet of blood and bone [01:22.83] [01:23.71]To undermine the scent of collegiate cologne [01:30.77] [01:32.50]What makes a man a man [01:36.42] [01:39.90]The cut of a coat the hint of a tan [01:45.78] [01:46.52]It's not who you love but whether you can [01:53.46] [01:55.50]What makes a man a man [01:59.64] [02:14.83]So who did he harm what was the crime [02:19.95] [02:21.38]Did he walk too lightly did he seem too shy [02:28.28] [02:29.89]Did he make them wonder deep inside [02:36.36] [02:37.50]Did they feel like real men when he died [02:43.77] [02:45.65]Did the waning moon look down from on high [02:51.98] [02:53.54]Did the twinkling stars try to catch his eye [02:59.10] [03:01.18]Did the wind caress his flesh and bone [03:06.72] [03:08.67]Did they leave him there to die alone [03:15.27] [03:17.02]What makes a man a man [03:20.84] [03:24.56]The cut of a coat the hint of a tan [03:30.03] [03:31.04]It's not who you love but whether you can [03:38.01] [03:40.05]What makes a man a man [03:44.56] [03:59.61]Now the stars are nailed to an empty sky [04:05.06] [04:06.52]The moon is pinned like a butterfly [04:12.75] [04:14.54]And I'm afraid to shine too bright [04:20.44] [04:22.50]Since the day they took his life [04:27.95] [04:30.37]So mothers teach your children this [04:34.99] [04:37.70]Don't overreach don't run the risk [04:42.80] [04:44.51]Hide in the shadows don't expect [04:50.33] [04:51.78]Your good heart to save your neck [04:57.78] [05:00.48]What makes a man a man [05:03.91] [05:08.41]The cut of a coat the hint of a tan [05:13.30] [05:14.51]It's not who you love but whether you can [05:21.44] [05:23.54]That makes a man a man [05:27.49] [05:31.56]That makes a man a man