Bombs are dropping, smoke fills the air
I wanna duck and cover, but I've gotta stay out here
Cause I know myself, and if I hole up in my room
I'll be consumed by the doom and the gloom

So I called John, cause I know he knows sorrow
He said "I'll be in the city tomorrow"
So I go down and I watch him sing
And the way he sings sends a chill right through me, yeah

And now there's a mountain goat
Precariously balanced on the frog stuck in my throat
It says "Sometimes whispering's okay
But maybe you'd feel better, if you screamed today"

The lady took the baby
I know she loves the baby
But the baby has a daddy
And his daddy loves him too
How could she take the baby?
Maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair
There's nothing I can do

The lady took the baby
I know she loves the baby
But the baby has a daddy
And his daddy loves him too
How could she take the baby?
Maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair
There's nothing I can do

Tuesday night Grandma curled up in my bed
By Wednesday morning my grandma was dead
I was in Charlotte, I took the bus home
Her shoes, watch, and teeth were still in my room

And as I lay me down to sleep
I felt her spirit rise up through me
She said "I got to live a long eighty six years
Dry your tears

I know it's hard, but please let go
So I can meet your grandpa in the undertow
Chin up girl, you've gotta be strong
And know when you're singing I'm singing along"

The lady took the baby
I know she loves the baby
But the baby has a daddy
And his daddy loves him too
How could she take the baby?
Maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair
There's nothing I can do

The lady took the baby
I know she loves the baby
But the baby has a daddy
And his daddy loves him too
How could she take the baby?
Maybe she's gone crazy
She won't share, it's not fair
There's nothing I can do

Little bitty baby so far away
We hope that you can come home soon
When we're not together, now or ever
Always remember I love you

Little bitty baby so far away
We hope that you can come home soon
When we're not together, now or ever
Always remember I love you