Sticks and stones can beat you out of time And I'm standing on the brink of a bridgeIt's black at sunrise I don't think I'll be home in time to dieEach plant has a root that's dipped in blood So later on we'll all find out we're just nameless mudAnd I'm saying goodbye to those old time demons, darling Leave at your own risk, not mineWhy can't you make it to the place you're always going to? Could it be you're going to all the time?Well, I might be traveling backwards when I wake up tomorrow If you must go, won't you please leave me a dime?The earth turns on its vagabond decree So later on we'll see ourselves and all be freeBut saying goodbye to you is suicidal, darling Don't hang your mind to just where I hang mineLife is a quarry, you can get all you want to Rock and jump and all go up or downAnd you can burn your brain cells out just trying to get higher But you'll find the highest place is undergroundThey've got you like the moon has got the tide You say you're tripping, babe, you're going for a rideYou say one day soon we will all stand as brothers Till then I guess we'll just stand around