Tonight you've caught your breath   You've lost your American spirit   If only I could catch my death, yeah   Just give me long enough to fear it      Her talk ain't like the other girls   She takes my livin' at a glance   We hear the locusts rasp back and forth   And through the thoughts, the past does dance      Do I waste my time?   Yeah, well you know it   And as I stroll through the room   See my features show it      Feel the hand on my shoulder   Yeah, it calls me to dwell   Take a breath hard an clear, yeah   Like a hammer on a church bell