you swung from the tire and you landed in the moon and you knelt there soaked through and through and the fire did dry you in silence and soon how the night took over you our blood ran thin and the shadows would sing across the limbs that were our room and the howls and the cries pierced the star scattered skies and scared off anything that dared to move we stole the light as the darkness grew stole our meals to save a dime or two and i stole the words i used to get closer to you while stealing the chords of an old mountain tune our visions ceased as waves of relief brought us down firmly in our shoes and the coyotes crooned as if somehow they knew about the hard times coming soon we stole the light as the darkness grew stole some wine and a fifth of booze and i stole the words i used to get closer to you while stealing the chords to an old mountain tune now the boards do creak below our feet and they re begging for you to fall through and even the nails how they scream to be free see the holes they left for you but we stole the light as the darkness grew we stole our meals to save a dime or two and i stole the words i used to get closer to you while stealing the chords to an old mountain tune