i sneaked across the border it was threatening rain so i could stand in this tunnel waiting for the roaring train and watch those black kids working out kung fu moves if you don t want to be the horses hoofprints you got to be the hooves hear that lonesome violin play see the notes float up into the overcast and change to white birds as they sail on through and soar away free into incandescent blue people getting ready behind all those rectangles of light put on your grin mask babe you know we re steppin out tonight yeah you hear that sound like hammers only small it s what the people s heads say when they beat them against the wall hear that lonesome violin play see the notes float up into the overcast and change to white birds as they sail on through and soar away free into incandescent blue concrete vortex sucks down the wind it s howling like a blinded violin oh tongues of fire come and kiss my brow if i ever needed you well i need you now hear that lonesome violin play see the notes float up into the overcast and change to white birds as they sail on through and soar away free into incandescent blue1