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 When i climb down to be set free She took me in again There's a big A big hard sun Beating on the big people In the big hard world When she comes to greet me She is mercy at my feet I see her inner charm She just throws it back at me Once i dug an early grave To find a better land She just smiled and laughed at me And took her rules back again When i go to cross that river She is comfort by my side When i try to understand She just opens up her hands Once i stood to lose her And i saw what i had done Bowed down and threw away the hours Of her garden and her sun So i tried to want her I turned to see her weep 40 days and 40 nights And it's still coming down on me