A Ring Around the Moon

Lyrics

[PERCY] Outside in the night There's a ring around the moon The wind sings in barbed wire I've listened to the tune What seems like fifty years Or maybe it was five It's hard to count the days When you're buried alive Outside of these walls Is a bigger world than me I had nowhere to hide The last time I was free I've circled on the map A place to start again A town called Gilead Close my eyes and count to ten And it's one-one thousand two Three-one thousand four Five-one thousand Six-one thousand Seven-one thousand more Eight-one thousand nine Nine-one thousand ten Five years seemed like fifty Now it's time to start again Ring around the moon Bigger world than me Ready or not, here I go Olly olly oxen free Olly olly oxen free Two steps follow one One step follows two A ticket in my hand A bus to somewhere new A circle on the map Count the miles to go On the road to Gilead Down a highway I don't know It's one mile turning two Three miles turns to four Five miles turns to fifty Then a hundred miles more Bus rolls to a stop Driver turns to me "This is Gilead What there is is what you see" A ring around the moon Bigger world than me Ready or not, here I come Olly olly oxen free [SHERIFF JOE SUTTER, spoken] So—Perchance Talbott [PERCY, spoken] Percy'll do Warden Halverson said he was gonna call [JOE, spoken] Yeah, sure, I got a call from the prison But to be honest, I don't know what the hell I'm gonna do with you Grab your suitcase [PERCY] Behind the window glass There are faces I can't see I feel them as we pass Peekin' out to stare at me Along the silent streets Through a curtain of new snow In the town of Gilead... [JOE, spoken] Good, there's a light on over at the Spitfire [Music swells as the Spitfire is revealed.] Hannah? I saw the light, you still up? [HANNAH, spoken] No [JOE, spoken] I didn't think so Can I talk to you anyway? [PERCY] This is Gilead... What there is is what you see A ring around the moon Bigger world than me— [JOE, spoken] You know, you could use a waitress this winter [HANNAH, spoken] I took in a stray dog once and I had to replace all my carpets [JOE, spoken] Hannah... [HANNAH, spoken] Well... [JOE, spoken] Miss Talbott, looks like you're all set [HANNAH, spoken] Bathroom's at the end of the hall I give you breakfast at six Work starts at six-thirty sharp Anything else you need to know will keep 'til then [PERCY] A dark and narrow hall And through the door I find The same cold empty walls I thought I left behind A window without bars Looking out on somethin' free In the town of Gilead Close my eyes and count to three And there's a ring around the moon Bigger world than me Ready or not, here I am Olly olly oxen free...