Saint Francis

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Saint Francis walking on the water 
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All his lambs have gone to slaughter 
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And all the creatures who receive his grace 
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You can see them all in his haggard face 


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Saint Francis begging at your doorway 
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You want to let him in, but what will the neighbours say 
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And you know you can't go on, but you can't give up 
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And he answers you with his begging cup 


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Saint Francis sitting at your table 
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A cup of tea among the faithful 
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Behind a wall that's made of little lies 
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Much to your surprise, you start to cry 


Bridge: 
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And by these wounds you will be whole again 
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By these signs you will know 
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You'll feel a stirring in your soul again 
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'Til sweet amnesia takes a hold 


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Saint Francis sleeping in the meadow 
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His halo is a raven's shadow 
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He's been sleeping for eight hundred years 
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In a potter's field full of sparrow's tears 
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And while we sleep and dream of heaven's gates 
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Down here on earth the old man waits