Patty Griffin Follow

We are swimming with the snakes at the bottom of the wellSo silent and peaceful in the darkness where we fellBut we are not snakes and what's more we never will beAnd if we stay swimming here forever we will never be freeI heard them ringing the bells in heaven and hellThey got a secret they're getting ready to tellIt's falling from the skiesIt's calling from the gravesOpen your eyes boy, I think we are savedOpen your eyes boy, I think we are savedLet's take a walk on the bridge right over this messDon't need to tell me a thing baby, we already confessedAnd I raised my voice to the airAnd we were blessedIt's hard to giveIt's hard to getBut everybody needs a little forgivenessWe are calling for help tonight on a thin phone lineAs usual we're having ourselves one hell of a timeAnd the planes keep flying over our headsNo matter how loud we shoutHey, Hey, Hey, HeyAnd we keep wavin and wavin our arms in the air but we're all tired outI heard somebody say today's the dayBig old hurricane she's blowing our wayKnockin over the buildingsKilling all the lightsOpen your eyes boy, we made it through the nightOpen your eyes boy, we made it though the nightLet's take a walk on the bridge right over this messDon't need to tell me a thing baby, we already confessedAnd I raise my voice to the airAnd we were blessedIt's hard to giveIt's hard to getIt's hard to giveBut still I think it's the best betHard to giveNever gonna forgetBut everybody needs a little forgivenessEverybody needs a little forgiveness