Lyrics

[Verse 1] String my veins all through the tree tops Summertime airplane crash Empty my arms of all that pollutes me I'm a comet I'm a flash [Verse 2] Bloody leaves should get some reaction Sympathy for me from the people I love Flowers and cards to salute me I'm a snowflake I'm a dove [Chorus] And up will come the cancer Up will come the volcanic ash Up come the sheets of red hot hail The streets and the blood of my past Up comes the angel of mercy Up come the children of peace From all the cities I've swallowed I shall be released [Verse 3] Ring of fire, bring my destruction Ring of fire, do nothing at all Ring of fire, deliver me back home Go on Maxie, (whistles) get your ball [Chorus] And up will come the cancer Up will come the volcanic ash Up come the sheets of red hot hail The streets and the blood of my past Up come the angel of mercy Up come the children of peace From all the cities I've swallowed I shall be released [Verse 4] It says "St. Louis - the gateway to the west" Painted on a roadside barn We're pullin' off into a parking lot Next to a frozen farm Then havin' coffee in a truck stop john One of us is still waiting to pay Then we're on our way