Where My Lover Lays

You watched my death in a yellow room Saying goodnight liar and goodnight moon Said fool me twice, shame on me But I won't keep swimming in your sorry sea Hold me near on planet earth I feel so far away When hell washed over We were humming in the breeze Of a cold crow morning Waiting judgment from the trees And the witnesses said their goodbyes Under Appalachia's apple eye Hold me near on planet earth I feel so far away And if I die before I wake I pray thee Lord my soul to take To New York City where my lover lays And I'll lay there, I'll live there Hold me near on planet earth I feel so far away And if our love lives through the night Or if it's only fading light Either way I'll trust what's right We will lay here We won't stay here