I remember the promise   That you made in the barn   When the kittens were born   And you could not keep warm      So you moved away the mountain   That the sun rose behind   And you said yourself a prayer   And laid down with the blind      But you lost them in your freedom   And you need him now, you're wild   Blessed is the memory   Of everybody's child      And the vow of compassion   That you swore through your teeth   When the war began to end   And the photographs weep      Well, nobody blames you   As the train pulls away   With its cargo of snow   For these German paper-weights      But you lost them in your freedom   And you need him now, you're wild   Blessed is the memory   Of everybody's child      Well, its five in the morning   There's no one home   Except for your wife   And your child on the phone      Somebody's got to listen   To a promise or two   Oh, this room is far too small   For a pilgrim like you      But you lost them in your freedom   And you need him now, you're wild   Blessed is the memory   Of everybody's child      So, now that you've decided   To follow the sun   Like a shadow of birds   Or a King on the run      Oh, your chains are too dark   For the seas you must swim   You're smiling at the seaweed   But your smile is too grim      But you lost them in your freedom   And you need him now, you're wild   Blessed is the memory   Of everybody's child      Blessed is the memory   Of everybody's child   Blessed is the memory   Of everybody's child