hide the blanket children in the back   sleep in consciousness they lack   curse the young who appear as the old   escape the border between desolate and gold   pass collected rowdy sons of song   the arms of seattle is where they belong   wake up when jim bean greets our hands   run to the clock tower, run to the bay salty sails      oh the greens and reds collide   they'll keep me alive tonight   oh i needed that talk with you   when you did not the make the time   for the blues, for the blues      yell for the sake of seven souls   make a train with us, help us reach our goals   give us somewhere to lay our heads   be a southern gentleman   give us sheets, your beds      oh the oranges and yellows collide   they'll keep me sober tonight   oh i meant it when i said it's you   when you broke down right in time   for the blues, for the blues      take a picture of the american kids   walked a four mason(?) with a cigarette lit   accidently, convience i'll stay   act clueless when the three we promise   makes 6, makes 7, makes 8      oh the purples and pinks collide   they'll keep me sewn together tonight   oh i could have said so much more to you   when you called me right in time   for the blues, for the blues      where were you for the blues?   where were you for the blues?