Strung out down in a hole   And the ocean is bleeding salt down the mile   So I hid, as armies marched   But you found me, I'll turn when I sleep on your porch      And don't you cry, my darling   Nashville is forgotten   Mama, and don't you cry, my darling   New York is the ocean      Brooklyn, quiet and cold   When the bars close   You're stuck counting cracks on the street      Then war breaks and you're swinging a gun   When the bomb drops   You're stuck picking lead from your teeth      And don't you cry, my darling   Nashville is forgotten   Mama, and don't you cry, my darling   New York is the ocean      Strung out down in a hole   And the ocean is bleeding down the mile