Shawn Phillips Moonshine Lyrics

Yellow flowers
bought today
I bought 'em from the man who lives in the other way
wilting flowers
couldn't stay
not enough water gotta fill 'em to the brink today

And the moonshine
moonshine
moonlight halo gonna tell about a coming rain

I don't believe it can be verified
I don't believe it can be put right
it's too confused in all of its facets
it's too complex in all of its ways
they just continuing to tell me their troubles
they just continuing to tell me their lies
they don't believe in helping their brother
they're standing still and hearing his cries
if you believe that you got the power
if you believe it deep in your heart
you're on the run in front of a gunner
you're on the run and no one said start

And the moonshine
moonshine
moonlight halo gonna tell about a coming rain

Red moon rising, dogs are howling
throwing stones at w____ on the other side
octogenarians intermarrying
what you gonna do when the light goes off?
madly scrambling in the brambling
up the mountain like a frightened trout
killing relieves the hunting imperative
maiming relieves the s_____'s delight
they don't believe in what they are doing
I do believe that they are uptight
safe and secure in maudlin commodities
smug and pedantic into their lives
stupidity can never make answer
pathos is there in all of its might

And the moonshine
moonshine
moonlight halo gonna tell about a coming rain

Talk about after, there's gonna be laughter
Talk about after, there's gonna be laughter
and the sunshine
sunshine
sunshine come there's gonna be another brand new day