Well, I could see 'em clear as day ♪ Yes, babe, I was waitin' on that old miracle
Or maybe I'm just waitin' on the rain ♪ They're sayin' six or seven inches now ♪ Yeah, and we heard that one before ♪ Back then, nobody paid attention And the river came knockin' At the door At the door Hey, Mama I been long At the door At the door Mama it's your black-eyed boy ♪ Nobody said it was easy ♪ But sometimes I like my memory to lie ♪ I'll see sunlight on the battlefields And the view from the cherry painted line ♪ Oh, I remember the long dark hallways
Following the snake all the way And I'm ten years old and the band started playin' Like oh, my God Oh, my God Oh, my God Oh, my God I been long At the door At the door Mama it's your black-eyed boy ♪ I'm leavin' home With a cheap new jacket And a secret no one knows If I tell it to you I gotta tell myself too ♪ And if your dreams should ever chase you down ♪ And force you to confront 'em ♪ Yes, babe, there ain't no master plan It's gonna come knockin' At your door At your door Hey, Mama I been long At your door At your door Mama it's your black-eyed boy