Lay Our Flowers Down

[Verse 1] Candle wax, like a river on the concrete Fears will fly if you let them Patterned-leather dress, shoes on a baby's feet Is he too young to tell him [Chorus] People come and gather round Only love can lift us now We find our common thread Over tear-stained ground Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down [Verse 2] White knuckles, cotton beads on a rosary Hoping one has an answer You hung it on the mirror only as a novelty But now you squeeze it 'til your hands hurt [Chorus] People come and gather round Only love can lift us now We find our common thread Over tear-stained ground Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down Oh, lay 'em down [Bridge] Another bad sign, another hard time [?] you can't ignore This ain't the first time This ain't the last time Trouble's flying at your door [Chorus] People come, people come Oh, people come and gather round Only love can lift us now Only love can lift us now We find our common thread Over tear-stained ground Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down (Raise our voices up) Raise our voices up, lay our flowers down [Outro] Oh, lay 'em down