My Friend

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I swear I heard a bird high in the chestnut trees The sun was so bright, that bird I couldn't see No matter where I stood I couldn't see beak or wing Just burning, blinding leaves, still and silent trees [Chorus] Were you with me then, my friend? Are you with me now? [Verse 2] When that cement truck, the mixer turning slow Drove right past me, dripping in the road That swollen body spinning in circles I stopped and watched it roll, roll and groan [Chorus] Were you with me then, my friend? Are you with me now? [Verse 3] When I swam alone that night, late summer dusk The air so warm and still, the water wide and dark Something brushed against me, I splashed and kicked in fright Such cold hands upon me, underwater vines [Chorus] Were you with me then, my friend? Are you with me now?