Awakening

Lucinda Williams · Blessed [2011]

In the awakening, in the awakening

I will shoulder my troubles and

Harness my ride

In the awakening, in the awakening

I'll roll nothin' but doubles,

Sevens and nines



In the awakening, in the awakening

I will lick my wounds, I will kiss the sky

In the awakening, in the awakening

I will keep the shards, I will not ask why



In the awakening, in the awakening

I will pray for nothing,

I will stay up 'til the end

In the awakening, in the awakening

I will say what I want to,

I will not make amends



In the awakening, in the awakening

I will honor the mistaken,

I will honor the truth

In the awakening, in the awakening

I will honor the forsaken,

I will not mourn my youth



In the awakening, in the awakening

I will not mourn my losses,

I will not mourn the dead

In the awakening, in the awakening

I will have no bosses,

I will not bow my head



In the awakening, in the awakening

I will want for nothing, I will give you a gift

In the awakening, in the awakening

I will always love you,

I will give you my kiss