So, stand in line and state your name The first one's sacred, the rest profane Speak and make lightning and then confess Her children rise up and call her blessed Shards of bone scattered cross the clearing The fears she had were well worth fearing I'm pacing and worrying all night and day Neither you nor your momma do a single thing I say Speak and make lightning and it will pass Speak and make lightning and I will stand fast On an icy road north of Edmonton Speak and make lightning friend, and it will come I wanna kiss your cheek, I wanna hold you tight But you took your pills and you're out tonight Speak and make lightning, forget the rest And enter the fields of the fatherless I lost almost everything, so I'm almost free I was trying to tell you, you wouldn't listen to me I'm driving up the hill to a place others call my home It's just where I go Speak and make lightning and it will pass Speak and make lightning and I will stand fast Tell me how bad you really want it, son Speak and make lightning and it will come If you can't stand me, you'll hate my replacement All my heroes are late with their payments Speak and make lightning, remember my face And spoil not my resting place Line to the horizon, first man to last On a warm autumn day I lay in the grass The house is quiet, a silent wind Love covers all sins Speak and make lightning and it will pass Speak and make lightning and I will stand fast In the attic there's an old Gatling gun Speak and make lightning friend, and it will come.