A Partner to Lean On - Trace Mountains

There is a part of the Lord inside of me

And he’s being cheated constantly

Dirt flowing in water running out

There is always something to talk about

Or around water flowing down

O my Lord, are you in need of a partner to lean on?

In the morning dawn

And when the cock crows twice

It’s long enough to wake some part of the world

In the mid-century when the West was bleeding constantly

And there in the East, all flooded with light

A man in the water, pulling out songs

Singing just out of eyesight

Or in town, water drying out

O my friend, are you in need of a shoulder to sleep on?

Make our message know that we will not be spit on

When we’re finally moving on

When the cock crows twice on the front lawn

May the message become bronze

Let the people have some words to rest their weary eyes on

In the morning dawn

When the cock crows twice

It’s long enough to wake some part of the world

That’s gilded and unsure

And that’s strong but losing touch

There is a dog in the captain’s belly barking to us