A Town Called Amen - Jim White

The days of our innocence and grace flow by

The smiles we wear upon our face blow by

Oh, the sweet wine of youth

Goes sour over time

Seems like the more that you lose

The more you ache to find

A town called Amen

Like a bright-eyed smile

For some long lost friend

It’s a town called Amen

Sit at the window sill

See the children rushing by

Come a flood of summer rain

Strange increments of time

How the wild engines run

Burning shadows from our minds

Lord when the purging gets done

I sure pray what’s left behind

Is a town called Amen

Like a bright-eyed smile

For some long lost friend

It’s a town called Amen

Come lay down on this bed

Hey, close your weary eyes

Like the clouds above our heads

Life slowly passes by

Did you kiss the dog you love

When you were a little child?

Will you lay in the arms of

Some sweet reverie a while?

In a town called Amen

Like a bright sunrise

Hey, if you open up your eyes

You’re in a town called Amen, Amen