Down to Nothing - Billy Burke

You drive down a black road with a one-eyed truck load.

He says nothing holds

like heavy pain.

Takes something yellow.

Moonshine in one swallow.

Leaves all that pain out in the driveway

Then he locks himself in chambers full of rags and rusty bones.

Nobody hears

him when he’s tearing out his saturated soul

Sing it out loud.

Holy mother where are you now?

I can’t stay here forever.

I’ve tasted heaven and I’ve been through hell.

I’m down to nothing holy mother

where the hell are you now?

So he waits in the shadows staring through the rope swing hole.

Knowing he

can’t climb that tree today.

Sunshine and cold wind, factions of hell around

him.

And you need him

(but glow?) I could have swore I saw the holy mother’s face

Many miles we walk in (fate?) of nothing more than shameless hope.

Sweet Mary won’t you come and save this saturated soul?

Cause I’m down to

nothin' don’t you know

Holy mother where are you now?

I can’t stay here forever.

I tasted heaven and

I’ve been through hell.

I’m down to nothin', holy mother where the hell are you

now?

Oh.

Holy mother where are you now?

I can’t stay here forever you know.

I had a little taste of heaven and I’ve been through hell.

I’m down to nothin',

holy mother where the hell are you now?

Holy mother where are you now?

I can’t stay here forever.

I’ve tasted heaven

and I’ve been through hell you know.

I’m down to nothin' holy mother