Country Down

[Verse 1] Oh country down Where I found my proving ground All along the floodline Wheels are turning around The hills roll out like centuries Pass by without a sound Just a mile outside of town [Verse 2] Down-river bound Where the limit to your sky fell down The plot against your will Is furrowed into your brow Against your better judgment It's all behind you now Just a mile outside of town [Chorus 1] What's the use of being found? You can lose yourself in some good ground In the weeds hiding down the river right next door There's no frame around your picture Just a view through my back door [Verse 3] Time evermore You just found what you're looking for: A tiger rose growing through your prison door Reaching for sunlight, can't see it anymore Just a mile from my back door [Chorus 2] You could wake up on a lifeboat 'neath the sun On a ladder up to the sky You're standing on the lowest rung Holding a lifeline, using my best defense Running in the undertow my heart couldn't fight against [Verse 4] Oh lay me down Where we found my proving ground All along the floodline Waves are turning around The hills roll out like centuries Pass by without a sound Just a mile outside of town