When I walk beside her
i am the better man
when I look to leave her
I always stagger back again
once I built an ivory tower
so I could worship from above
and when I climbed down to be set free
she took me in again
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
when she comes to greet me
she is mercy at my feet
when I see her pin her charm
she just throws it back again
once I sought an early grave
to find a better land
she just smiled and laughed at me
and took her blues back again
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
when I go to cross that river
she is comfort by my side
when I try to understand
she just opens up her eyes
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
once I stood to lose her
when I saw what I had done
bound down and flew away the hours
of her garden and her sun
so I tried to warn her
i'll turn to see her weep
40 days and 40 nights
and it's still coming down on me
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
i am the better man
when I look to leave her
I always stagger back again
once I built an ivory tower
so I could worship from above
and when I climbed down to be set free
she took me in again
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
when she comes to greet me
she is mercy at my feet
when I see her pin her charm
she just throws it back again
once I sought an early grave
to find a better land
she just smiled and laughed at me
and took her blues back again
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
when I go to cross that river
she is comfort by my side
when I try to understand
she just opens up her eyes
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
once I stood to lose her
when I saw what I had done
bound down and flew away the hours
of her garden and her sun
so I tried to warn her
i'll turn to see her weep
40 days and 40 nights
and it's still coming down on me
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
there's a big
a big hard sun
beaten on the big people
in the big hard world
Such is the way of the world
You can never know
Just where to put all your faith
And how will it grow
Gonna rise up
Burning black holes in dark memories
Gonna rise up
Turning mistakes into gold
Such is the passage of time
Too fast to fold
Suddenly swallowed by signs
Low and behold
Gonna rise up
Find my direction magnetically
Gonna rise up
Throw down my ace in the hole
You can never know
Just where to put all your faith
And how will it grow
Gonna rise up
Burning black holes in dark memories
Gonna rise up
Turning mistakes into gold
Such is the passage of time
Too fast to fold
Suddenly swallowed by signs
Low and behold
Gonna rise up
Find my direction magnetically
Gonna rise up
Throw down my ace in the hole