City Of Gold

City Of Gold - Pearls Before Swine

I have crawled across the burning sands to the city of gold

When I scratched upon the gates

Oh Lord and I felt so old

My talking it was only words

My smile was only teeth

I had so many friends there

I knew I was alone oh Lord I felt like a thief

I saw a man all wrapped in chains and wracked with pain all through

I said 'I saw your face once in a pane of glass'

And he said 'I saw you'

Then he handed me a book I asked him what it was

Just then all the town's people gathered

Around to look at all the blood

The people they all jeered at him and circled him all 'round

And an old man pulled a gun from his pants

And laughed and shot him down and shot him down

They called for gas they pulled out knives

What they did I will not say

Then the old man turned to me

Said you know 'We don't like your kind'

And I knew that I was saved