I pity the one who tends to these bones
I pity the woman who takes me back home
I pity the day and I pity the night
I pity what's good and I pity what's right
Long is the winter and long is the rain
Who pushes the wind?
Who whispers your name?
I paid the mortgage and I paid the rent
I bled from these arms to make a red cent
I drank the whisky yeah, I drank the wine
I've done some evil and I've done some time
I've wasted water and I've wasted life
I wasted a lover on the edge of a knife
I pity the one who tends to these bones
I pity the woman who takes me back home
I pity the day and I pity the night
I pity what's good, yeah and I pity what's right
Long is the winter and long is the rain
Who pushes the wind?
Who calls out your name?
Yeah, I spent the mortgage and I spent the rent
I bloodied these arms to make a red cent
I drank the whisky and I drank the wine
I've done some evil and I've done some time
And I've wasted water and I've wasted life
I've wasted a lover on the edge of a knife
I pity the one who tends to these bones