Like a ghost in the night Like a tree in a forest Like a bird in slow-motion Wauling through the sky Like a heart in a hand On a beach and then it dives Like a love I never had Like a love I never had, so come on Lay down with me, brother Share our bodies on the ground I will walk and all my life I need to set my troubles down, come on Lay down with me, brother We can make it through the night, yeah It's a long old life to get through We all need some sweet respite, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah Like a line in the snow Like a sigh in the silence Like a wolf's unholy longing Searing through the black Like a fathomless sea Drowning each and every sorrow No, there ain't no going back There ain't no going back Lay down with me, brother Share our bodies on the ground I've been walking all my life I need to set my troubles down, come on Lay down with me, brother We can make it through the night, yeah It's a long old life to get through We all need some sweet respite, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah Like a fathomless sea Drowning each and every sorrow No, there ain't no going back There ain't no going back, come on Lay down with me, brother Share our bodies on the ground I've been walking all my life I need to set my troubles down, come on Lay down with me, brother We can make it through the night, yeah It's a long old life to get through We all need some sweet respite, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah La la la la la, yeah