Rocky World Lyrics - Daniel Lanois

My hands are wrapped in your raven hair 

In the faded picture on the back stair 

We were narrow, we were steady, trembling and ready 

To give it hell in this rocky world 

You said do I look like I could be a strong mother? 

And raise the good side of a young daughter 

In the hotel Shangri La, let me tell you 

I've been thinking of her in this rocky world 

Chicago is heavy but I can't turn around 

I'm smuggling that whiskey over flesh and pound 

Michigan I worry and Suzy I'm sorry 

That I lost you out there in the rocky world 

Would you build me a building, a chapel out there 

At the top of the hill in the still blue air 

Near the weather vane, by the track and train? 

I'll be looking for you in the rocky world 

She's turning twenty, and out on the make 

Pounding the blacktop with a habit to shake 

She's looking for a manger in the eyes of a stranger 

Down in the streets of a rocky world 

Jenny has religion, she sinks in a chair 

She's made a decision to color her hair 

The black man cut the sugar cane and she watches the rain 

In a building away from the rocky world 

Yeah, I'll tell you something I'll never forget 

The sight of you in the silhouette 

Outside Sault. Ste. Marie, ah you really threw me 

When you pulled me down to your rocky bed 

In a crowded room, I stood there empty 

Looking for salvation and glory be 

When a shot turned my head and I saw you instead 

Walking into my rocky world