John Hiatt Lift Up Every Stone song lyrics

CHORUS:

You gotta lift up every stone now sister

Gotta lift up every stone now sister

Gotta lift up every stone now sister

Gotta clear this field and build that wall

He was the prince of the county to the manor born

The sheets were bloody and dirty and torn

Nobody saw nothing, not out this way

And they probably won't until the judgement day

CHORUS

There was a mighty whispering down at the church

About the son of the father of a woman got hurt

They were looking all over for somebody to pay

And that's you and me sister now every day

CHORUS

Now the sun is bloody red

And when it's gone somebody'll be dead

Don't you cry a tear for me

Because I did what I could just to be free yeah

You gotta lift up every stone now sister

'cause one is the truth and the other's a lie

You gotta lift up every stone now sister

'till they tear down the wall to make you cry

CHORUS TWICE

We gotta clear this field and build that wall

We gotta...