Last I saw mother she rose from a chair 
When they caught me I'd just finished combing my hair 
'Cause a rabbit will rose, as a colt does along with the mare 
We've all learned the earth while we carried the throne 
We dove under the rivers and under our clothes 
Now I still have a prayer, as sure as my settling bones 

Last I saw mother she covered my ears 
When they caught me I offered the captain a beer 
'Cause a rabbit will run, and a lion has nothing to fear 
We bricked up the garden and oh, what it means 
And we've all kissed a virgin as if she were clean 
And I still have a prayer, despite all the colors I've seen 

And judgment is just like a cup that we share 
I'll jump over the wall and I'll wait for you there 
Well past the weeds and our vision of things to come 

We've all heard the rooster and all been denied 
And we've seen through the haze and the spit in our eyes 
And I still have a prayer, a well-weathered word to the wise 

Last I saw mother she smelled like a rose 
When they caught me the captain, he opened my nose 
'Cause a rabbit will run, and the wind takes a bird where it blows 
We all traded lovers and woke up alone 
And we clapped for the king, though our fingers were cold 
And I still have a prayer, one that I cannot control 

Once I saw mother, she acted surprised 
When they caught me the captain, he cried like a child 
'Cause a rabbit will run, and good dogs together go wild 
We all live in grace at the end of the day 
And we've armed all the children we thought we'd betrayed 
And I still have a prayer, but too few occasions to pray 

And judgment is just like a cup that we share 
I'll jump over the wall and wait for you there 
Well past the weeds and our visions of things to come 

And we've all found a reason for hiding the gun 
And we've helped out a few if we've hurt anyone 
And I still have a prayer and so be it, I've done what I've done 
Last I saw mother, she blew me a kiss 
When they caught me the cups caught the blood from my wrist 
'Cause a rabbit will run, and a pig has to lay in it's piss 
We've all given half to the hand in our face 
We've all taken a stone from the holiest place 
And I still have a prayer, and I've furthered the world in my wake