Westward Bound

I shot a man down in the street
My stormy bay harbouring fleets
Of desperation, waves of sound
Oh god help me, I’m westward bound
They look to me to make a stand
I’ve lost my gun, I’m not a man
I’m just a boy with years intact
The man I shot, shot in the back
Out on the porch I hear a thud
My place is here stuck in the mud
They walk on by, so gracefully
Out in the street, crowded lonely
Oh how they sway, those saddened eyes
Mirroring back those stormy skies
No mark i’ve left before I die
I’ll fade away, unnoticed sigh
I get called out down by the sea
The one I love is yet to be
Born standing up, I’m on my knees
The one I love is yet to be
And heaven holds those in lament
Scattered in dust, my name’s regret
In my reprise, so safe and sound
Oh god help me, i’m westward bound
They’ll take me
Come take me