John Lewis Lyrics - Jerry Leger

A coat of mystery hangs on the wall 

Of the thick cool breeze 

He tips his charcoal cap 

To the girl he won't win back 

even if he acts nicely 

Someone died here, don't know why 

They found her on the hill 

Hair blowing high 

John Lewis, won't you come on in 

Tell us where you've been 

Life on the ferris wheel 

That's where laughter lives 

And it always will 

Peter wipes away all of Sarah's tears 

But has nothing 

That's ever gonna really comfort her 

These haunted grounds 

That we cannot see 

They're just crowds of children 

Planning schemes 

It's not so sad when you realize the truth 

well, that's what I've been 

Hearing from you 

My head in pounding with thoughts of time 

Some of which 

I hope they'll never find 

John Lewis, won't you come on in 

Tell us where you've been 

I never thought I could ever be true 

I'd be standing here accused 

With the point of a finger 

So wise and so strong 

Oh, I swear I hurt no one 

They stretched that body 

On their little bench 

Just to show what they've been up against 

Then they throw me in their large calaboose 

And nobody's shouting, 

"Won't you please turn him loose" 

All the ravens straighten their hats and ties 

Wash their hands in dirty alibis 

John Lewis, won't you come on in 

Tell us where you've been 

The sun don't sink like it used to do 

This whole town feels like it's gonna move 

The hills are just memories 

Through dark eyes and hate 

Can't you hear her 

Scratching on my back door gate? 

She told me who ripped her pretty dress 

Who lured her away with a warm caress 

I feel her body around me so cold 

They sentence me with all their truth untold 

That lonesome hill is always on my mind 

But I still think of her smiling in disguise 

John Lewis, won't you come on in 

Tell us where you've been