Rabbit Will Run-Iron & Wine

[ti:Rabbit Will Run] [ar:Iron & Wine] [al:Kiss Each Other Clean (Deluxe ] [by:] [offset:0] [00:04.86]Last I saw mother she rose from a chair [00:07.98]When they caught me [00:09.29]I'd just finished combing my hair [00:11.97]'Cause a rabbit will run [00:13.91]As a colt does along with the mare [00:20.34]We've all learned the earth [00:21.65]While we carried the throne [00:23.63]We dove under the rivers and under our clothes [00:27.49]Now I still have a prayer [00:29.74]As sure as my settling bones [00:51.35]Last I saw mother she covered my ears [00:54.78]When they caught me [00:55.88]I offered the captain a beer [00:58.43]'Cause a rabbit will run [01:00.62]And a lion has nothing to fear [01:06.65]We bricked up the garden and oh what it means [01:09.95]And we've all kissed a virgin as if she were clean [01:13.90]And I still have a prayer [01:16.33]Despite all the colors I've seen [01:22.24]And judgment is just like a cup that we share [01:25.36]I'll jump over the wall [01:27.30]And I'll wait for you there [01:29.73]We'll past the weeds and our vision of things to come [01:37.70]We've all heard the rooster and all been denied [01:40.95]And we've seen through the haze [01:42.69]And the spit in our eyes [01:44.69]And I still have a prayer [01:47.00]A well-weathered word to the wise [01:51.74] [02:08.76]Last I saw mother she smelled like a rose [02:11.88]When they caught me the captain he opened my nose [02:15.62]'Cause a rabbit will run [02:17.93]And the wind takes a bird where it blows [02:23.99]We all traded lovers and woke up alone [02:27.23]And we clapped for the king [02:29.16]Though our fingers were cold [02:31.26]And I still have a prayer [02:33.38]Because I love what I cannot control [02:39.93] [02:55.31]Last I saw mother she acted surprised [02:58.25]When they caught me the captain [03:00.30]He cried like a child [03:02.18]'Cause a rabbit will run [03:04.67]And good dogs together go wild [03:10.48]We all live in grace at the end of the day [03:13.60]And we've armed all the children [03:15.90]We thought we'd betrayed [03:17.65]And I still have a prayer [03:19.90]But too few occasions to pray [03:26.05]And judgment is just like a cup that we share [03:29.29]I'll jump over the wall [03:31.04]And I'll wait for you there [03:33.60]We'll past the weeds and our visions of things to come [03:40.15]And we've all found a reason for hiding the gun [03:44.64]And we've helped out a few if we've hurt anyone [03:48.57]And I still have a prayer and so be it [03:51.57]I've done what I've done [03:56.87]Last I saw mother she blew me a kiss [03:59.93]When they caught me [04:01.43]The cups caught the blood from my wrist [04:04.30]'Cause a rabbit will run [04:05.99]And a pig has to lay in it's piss [04:12.23]We've all given half to the hand in our face [04:15.47]We've all taken a stone from the holiest place [04:19.54]And I still have a prayer [04:21.54]And I've furthered the world in my wake [05:27.23]End