The Salt Islands-Cub Country

[ti:The Salt Islands] [ar:Cub Country] [al:Cub Country Live at Schubas 12/07/2004] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Salt Islands - Cub Country [00:05.75]There's a lone stone house [00:07.99] [00:08.64]Down the desert culdesac [00:11.50] [00:12.45]A father's hands made alone [00:15.39] [00:17.37]The families names [00:20.11]Are carved in the cement [00:22.71] [00:24.79]Where the pine trees stood [00:27.55] [00:29.17]It's a brand new neighborhood [00:32.17] [00:34.00]Everything they made [00:36.25] [00:38.14]Is worn and torn away [00:40.87] [00:43.74]There's a swimming hole [00:46.00] [00:46.59]Down near the gravel pit [00:49.09] [00:50.49]People dare to jump in [00:53.32] [00:55.11]So you went first [00:57.33] [00:58.07]And when I took my turn [01:00.68] [01:02.70]You were gone [01:05.05] [01:07.02]Without a trace or sound [01:10.25] [01:11.54]But I swam on [01:13.81] [01:16.01]Pretending I was fine [01:18.45] [01:21.50]Histories no mystery [01:24.49]Where it stop from you to me [01:27.52]There are never words left to explain [01:30.95] [01:32.71]And my days turn to nights [01:34.87] [01:35.58]And you disappear from sight [01:37.71] [01:38.45]And I lost all of your things along the way [01:42.16] [02:04.62]There's a truck outside [02:07.08] [02:07.66]Waiting in the pouring rain [02:10.45] [02:11.65]Just to drive away [02:14.20] [02:16.24]From a mother's tears [02:18.45] [02:19.12]She's held on to for years [02:21.83] [02:23.50]You'll blow into the night [02:26.07] [02:28.15]The rest of your life [02:31.16] [02:32.89]To follow through [02:35.11] [02:37.25]You have never seen [02:40.10] [02:43.07]You have faith and you have hope [02:45.86]That all you've known is not just smoke [02:48.65]That rises up and rolls out through the trees [02:52.10] [02:53.91]And they'll lose their leaves [02:56.15] [02:56.86]As the seasons please [02:59.78]To show the year has died and gone away [03:03.53] [03:06.00]Long nights [03:07.43] [03:08.13]With no starlight [03:10.26] [03:11.71]Traffic chokes [03:13.05] [03:13.84]Of the west side [03:15.83] [03:17.60]Radio is singing for you alone [03:22.16] [03:22.87]As you leave this world behind [03:27.05] [03:31.53]There's a light that shines [03:33.17] [03:33.78]Down from the empire state [03:36.88] [03:37.92]Reaches all across town [03:40.84] [03:42.61]Puts people in [03:44.59] [03:45.28]On a spoon made of tin [03:47.67] [03:49.79]With the promise of some bread [03:52.62] [03:54.24]And an easy death [03:57.08] [03:58.61]Whatever you could want [04:01.11] [04:03.23]Whatever you can get [04:05.57] [04:08.44]Now you know everyone in here [04:11.52]Cigarette another beer [04:13.89] [04:14.45]But when all the barstools are clear [04:19.16] [04:22.60]Who will blow your fear [04:25.74] [04:27.67]As it draws so near [04:30.36] [04:32.03]And you turn away again and [04:35.72] [04:36.38]Disappear