Verse
A# F
I lay awake for a night
D# Gm F
Drenched in anguish and bright light
D# A#
I dreamt about an ancient house
F A#
And a slow Southern home
[Verse 2]
A# F
I was there, and so were you
D# Gm F
Not a word was spoke, nothing new
D# A#
It was old, all was known
F A#
Like a sheep to the fold
[Verse 3]
A# F
G blind man sang, bells of joy
D# Gm F
I was a stranger, but still a boy
D# A#
My parents dead, the vines had grown
F A#
Through my slow Southern home
[Verse 4]
A# F
In those eyes, I had no name
D# Gm F
They had seen fear, and all was vain
D# A#
Bells of joy he did sing
F A#
His noise did ring and ring and ring
[Verse 5]
A# F
And everyone must come back
D# Gm F
The flames have risen, the plumes were black
D# A#
And if you're welcomed home by friends
F A#
It won't ever be the same again