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