i see you on the avenue where you know them and they know you down so low theres nowhere left to fall and i watch you bend like twigs against the changing of the times and whither under weight that weighs upon us all just hoping that someone will hear your call red dirt and sand may cover all the land and everything may fall apart but as soon as you know youll be steady as you go on like a blackbird through the dark i see your faith begin to sway as promise seems to slip away and all the days just break to test your will and as the sun goes down on the west and we all learn to live with less desire burns a hole youll never fill its hand like a stain is on you still red dirt and sand may cover all the land and everything may fall apart but as soon as you know youll be steady as you go like a blackbird through the dark