BAMBARA - Sweat Lyrics

Well I saw John in a vision
It was after he died
I asked what it's like to stop living
He said "It's a look in your eye"
He moved in slow motion
He said it's kind of like that too
Death is what you make it
But you'll find that out soon

No halo, no wings
Just seventeen with a dream
Of nothing

Connor's mom wore a bandanna on her head
Pretty tired, but still smiling
She rarely went to bed
One day she called in sick
Put Old Yeller on TV
They watched it, both wishing
They were outside climbing trees
When the kid shot his dog
She fixed Connor's hand and said
"No, it doesn't seem fair
Sometimes love's interrupted by death"

Yeah, the NKC-6 are no savior over time
And his daddy ain't waiting for us
See what happened to our reign after you left the church
Ain't no good book keep maggots away
From their lunch
And the last words he said to nurse were
"Pray for me"

Edward climbed on a frozen body for a smoke
His friend stepped onto a landmine
Ed's uniform got soaked
His eyes lingered on the cigarette in his hand
And he ashed it with his new finger
The doc cut from a dead man
He told me nights were so black
It's like you pass through the other side
And you're not sure if you're alive
'Til you feel the sweat burn your eyes

Yeah, the place after working the late shift at the bar
Drunk and mad at the hot city night
She was scared saying people got shot up on Star
I said everything is alright
It all seemed so suddenly sweet to me
Even cleaning her (?) piss on my knees
Kicking her hissing cat off of my feet
I told her "We're still sweating"

Sweating