The Captain and the Hourglass

You kick the blow, now you gotta kick the guy

You sat alone, under billowing sky

If I feel God, judging me

Well I fell into the water, now I'm free



My friends don't really get me, think I'm the only one

Well I sold my soul to Jesus and since then I've had no fun

Behind every tree's a cutting machine and a kite fallen from grace

Inside every man is a heart of sand, you can see it in his face



He'll tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away

Another second lost with every fallen grain

He'll tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away

Another second lost with every fallen grain



The wind and I we speak the same, but he don't hear so well

You're gonna have to curse him, well you're gonna have to yell

And the sky and I we've had our fights, and I'm coming round to rain

If the rain come round and it don't come out then I'll never have to

speak again



I can tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away

Another second lost with every fallen grain

Can tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away

Another second lost with every fallen grain



The captain's got his boots on and he's heading out the door

Leaving his lady alone thinking "He don't love me no more"

He's done with all this bullshit he's going back to war

If heaven is as heaven does then this is hell for sure



And he'll tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away

Another second lost with every fallen grain

He'll tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick away

Another second lost with every fallen grain



You kick the blow, now you gotta kick the guy

You sat alone, under billowing sky

If I feel God, judging me

Well I fell into the water, now I'm free