Martin’s Song / Settled Down Like Rain (Live at the Cabaret Metro, 2/14/93)

Lyrics

[Spoken Intro: Mark Olson] We're the Jayhawks, from Minnesota. Hope you're gonna have a good night now. [Verse 1] He's only six years old That old killer died Put him down in a great big hole I fill it up all the time See the buildings rise up to the sky Parking meters, traffic cops You'd best watch your record, son They'll come and lock you up [Chorus] I been working all night I go long into the day Ain't got much money now Got the time ahead Got the time ahead to pay [Verse 2] Smoke and lightning, dressed to kill Don't talk to strangers, it's all you know Forty years of sudden death The daylight's still not over yet You should live to see evening fall The doctor's working overtime Too much of a good thing, not enough Stepping stones, building blocks [Chorus] I been working all night I go long into the day Ain't got much money now Got the time ahead Got the time ahead to pay [Guitar Solo] [Chorus] I been working all night I go long into the day Ain't got much money now Got the time ahead to pay I been working all night I go long into the day Ain't got much money now Got the time ahead Got the time ahead Got the time ahead to pay [Spoken Interlude: Mark Olson] Oh yeah! You can see we've got this "Hollywood Town Hall" pier? Well, here's a song off the record, "Settled Down Like Rain." [Verse 1] You came And you gave Without taking The best was yet to come I know For I was forsaken [Verse 2] And so I kept my fingers crossed To win at any cost The sound Of water falling down [Chorus] Knock me down Pick me up Set me in a row [Verse 2] Your words Hung high in the rafters And settled down like rain Remain Happy ever after [Chorus] Knock me down Pick me up Set me in a row [Instrumental Bridge] [Chorus] Knock me down Pick me up Set me in a row [Verse 4] You packed Up your bags and belongings And crept out through the back The sound Of footprints on the ground [Verse 3] Your words Hung high in the rafters And settled down like rain Remain Happy ever after Happy ever after