For The Benefit

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Ashen eyes Aiming for the stars Armed with the scars You wear them like a crown Sign of the times Sneak a peek behind But Joni wrote those lines Ages ago [Verse 2] And here we stand Miles from the charts A bullseye for darts That are flying off to mark We're dinosaurs ready to fall While the little kids spill out all The innermost beans [Chorus] Have a final toast Wave your arms from Coast to coast to coast While we try to wake The comatose Have them walk your way Just one final toast We'll sing it to the sun The wind, the souls Sing it to the flowers And the stones Let them hear you say [Verse 3] Strange to think In so little time We've gone from sublime To far beneath the ground But after a while We don't wanna be Joni or Patti It's a spiral game [Chorus] Have a final toast Wave your arms from Coast to coast to coast While we try to wake The comatose Have them walk your way Just one final toast And sing it to the sun The wind, the souls Sing it to the flowers And the stones Let them hear you say