Carousels

Lyrics

[Verse 1] On a bus ride into town (Jesus remember me) I wondered out loud (When you come to your kingdom) "Why am I going to town?" As I looked around (Jesus remember me) At the billboards and the stores (When you come) And I thought, "Why do I look around? (Jesus remember me) And I kissed the filthy ground (When you come to your kingdom) The first dry spot I found (Jesus remember me) I didn't have to wonder (When you come) Why I was laying down Before long I was too cold, took a bus back to the station I found a letter left by a pay phone with no return contact And it read like a horn blown by some sad angel "Bunny, it was me, it was me who let you down" It was the shyest attempt I'd ever seen at conversation [Chorus] But if I didn't have you as my guide I'd still wander lost in Sinai And counting the plates of cars from out-of-state How I could jump in their path as they hurry along And you surround me, you're pretty, but you're are all I can see Like a thick fog if there was no way into God I would never have laid in this grave of a body for so long [Verse 2] And St. Cyril's fair always came through The first week of September But it's already the 19th And there's no sign of it, yet I have a hard time Remembering all the things I should remember And a hard time forgetting all the things That I was supposed to forget And, Christ, when you're ready to come back And I think I'm ready for you to come back But if you want to stay wherever exactly it is you are That's okay too, it's, it's really none of my business [Chorus] And if I didn't have you as my guide, I'd still wander lost in Sinai Or down by the tracks watching trains go by To remind me there are places that aren't here And I had a well but all the water left So I'll go ask your forgiveness with every breath If there was no way into God I would never have laid in this grave of a body So long, dear