Bloodhound - Kevin Devine

When I was a boy

I dreamt like a man

I knew something was coming

And I should be waiting

I was assured

The ground wouldn’t hold

All those nights in my bunk bed

Learning to float

That’s how I got here

With a broken nose

And a skeptic’s eye

I earned every night

Up on that hill

At a sniper’s remove

My lightning & arrows

My burden of proof

I made my mind up

At least I think I did

I could never be sure

All these voices at war

I blocked the one road

Locked every gate closed

I papered over the bridge

And then I found out

My heart’s a bloodhound

Always searching

That’s how you got here

Despite my best design:

I picked up your scent

And I let you sneak in