Lyrics

[Verse 1] Everything was shaking Sky rippled and spit Brush caught fire When the lightning hit The sun had opened So I could see the land The Lord had twenty commandments for me [Verse 2] He said, "Show the world" He said, "Etch them in stone" I said, "Shit, man! That sounds like too much work "For just one man alone" He said that anyone could do it I wouldn't need no help I said "Screw it then, and do it yourself" [Bridge] I said do it yourself, it's complicated The sun's coming up and the records fading [Verse 3] I asked you to go You didn't say no You told me that you would And then you did not show And then you told me You never intended to go You can't learn something that you already know [Chorus] I made it alone on the road I'm on (I already knew that) The here and now or the dead and gone (Oh) Coming home or the running away You're gonna need my help someday You're gonna need my help someday [Verse 4] When the record faded Another one played The quicker it went The longer we stayed The longer we stayed The less we were moved By the block we paved and the nothing it proved [Chorus] I made it alone on the road I'm on The here and now or the dead and gone Coming home or the running away You're gonna need my help someday I made it alone on the road I'm on The here and now or the dead and gone Coming home or the running away You're gonna need my help someday You're gonna need my help someday You're gonna need my help someday You're gonna need my help someday (when the record faded…)