89 Degrees

Up, up and under the roof, in sweat and sticky dirt
Getting hard to sleep, don't wanna see that dream
Up eighty-nine degrees, another few might hurt

I don't wanna like you, now love me do
I don't wanna like you, now love me do
Well now, what you said, now what you gonna do

Got your bag in hand, time to turn your cheek
Got your bag in hand, time to turn your cheek
You've been going so long, been standing still for weeks

Ain't a fox or birdie -- where you gonna go
Ain't a fox or birdie -- where you gonna go
Well I will go to the desert, ain't none to lay me low

What's the matter, woman, did you lead him on
Said what's the matter, woman, did you lead him on
They're all drunk in Cana -- the hour's come and gone

Got no use for money, only made me poor
Got no use for money, only made me poor
It's eighty-nine degrees, don't let it rise no more

Hey hey oh my Jesus, how long John be
Said hey hey oh my Jesus, how long John be
It ain't none of your business -- you're gonna follow me.

Apologies for My Desire

We're on the way and up the bend
I'm wondering where these journeys end
We're walking where the water swept
I feel convicted every step

You think that no one calls to me
I know my truth -- now set me free
I'm comfortable in my own skin
You'll never change the shape I'm in

The time we spent was no mistake
We know the turns we have to make
They aren't easy, could be hard
Our roads were made to drift apart

You're gonna do what you will do
I'm gonna go on leaving you
We're wiser when we never meet
Our history must not repeat

I thought I had some more to say
My unborn son just died today
Take back your tablet and your chalk
It isn't right for us to talk

O friend, why is it you require
Apologies for my desire
Of gods and men, to each their own
I'm gonna mount the golden throne

This city ain't enough for me
I'm giving you the city key
I'm soaring up the empty sky
I won't remember how to cry.