In The Branches

They left angels singing in the branches of a burning tree
 Said it was all a game
 And your daddy got bent and twisted in the bed that he made
 You'll end up the same
 You went down, down, down
 You went down, down, down in the sugar and the corn
 You went down, down, down
 You went down, down, down where the fire is born
 Old men living on cheap cigarettes, cherry pie and apple wine
 He died in the house where his daddy died
 You died in the house where your daddy died
 The AM crackin'
 The comin' storms, the economy and crime
 The brave rain man that swelled up tight
 The green man doing time with signs
 They left angels singing in the branches of a burning tree
 Said it was all a game and your daddy got bent and twisted in the bed that he made
 You'll end up the same
 You went down, down, down (down down down)
 You went down, down, down in the sugar and the corn
 You're goin' down, down, down (down down down)
 You're goin' down, down, down where the fire is born
 Down, down, down (down down down)
 You're goin' down, down, down in the sugar and the corn
 Down, down, down (down down down)
 You're goin' down, down, down where the fire is born
 An eye for an eye to fight fire with fire
 It was hard to take sides
 We were all burnin' alive
 And my branches are waitin' for you like arms
 My branches are waitin' for you
 And my branches are waitin' for you like arms
 My branches are waitin' for you
 Does the night time hold you tight?
 Is your heart like a pound of steel?
 Will the darkness kill the light
 Closer to the bottom of a turnin'
 Does the night time hold you tight?
 Is your heart like a pound of steel?
 Will the darkness kill the light
 Closer to the bottom of a turnin'
 Down, down, down (down down down)
 You're goin' down, down, down in the sugar and the corn
 Down, down, down (down down down)
 You're goin' down, down, down where the fire is born
 Down, down, down (down down down)
 You're goin' down, down, down in the sugar and the corn
 Down, down, down (down down down)
 You're goin' down, down, down where the fire is born
 And my branches are waitin' for you like arms
 My branches are waitin' for you
 And my branches are waitin' for you like arms
 My branches are waitin' for you
 And my branches are waitin' for you like arms
 My branches are waitin' for you
 And my branches are waitin' for you like arms
 My branches are waitin' for you