Black birds send bullet holes 
Scattered across the sky 
I wander 
These steep hills 
Into the grey light. 
My fingers collapse around my pen 
Like soldiers tryin' to hold up the flag 
I'm callin' out, once again 
In this letter to you my friend 
In this letter to you my friend 
In this letter to you my friend 
And don't tell me you been comin' up easy 
Stop, drop, you're life is greasy 
You used to say that you would come around 
Oh baby, but you're never here 
You have been 
Up above (so high so high so high) 
And lived, in the dirt 
You have felt 
Some love 
And you 
Have been hurt 
Well I've gone to shorten my road 
With a fistful of matches, but nothin' to strike (nothin' to strike) 
And as we walk along the cove 
You will know that this is right 
You may think I'm crazy 
You may think I'm foolish 
But I'm coming through the lightening 
Comin' back to you 
Don't tell me you been comin' up easy 
Stop, drop, you're life is greasy 
You used to say that you would come around 
But you're never here 
You have been 
Up above (so high so high so high) 
And lived, in the dirt 
You have felt 
Some love 
And you 
Have been hurt 
Oh my my my my my my my 
I'm feelin' fine 
Oh my my my my my my my 
I'm comin' through 
Oh my my my my my my my 
Oh my my my oh my 
You have been 
Up above so high so high so high 
And lived, in the dirt 
You have felt 
Some love 
And you 
Have been hurt 
Oh you have been, you have been 
Up above, up above 
And you've lived, and you've lived, in the dirt, in the dirt 
Oh you have felt you have felt 
Some love, oh some love 
And you, you have 
Been hurt 
You have been up above