music and lyrics by harlan blynn
I once knew a man who talked with his hands
But all he could say was hallelujah
Moses lived in a world made of clay
When handled too rough you could bruise it
The day after hey, an unearthly gray
Filled the sky and his heart with sorrow
Lightning would steel mettle and glass
In the life of a poet and soldier
Strange mysteries of mountains and seas
Once shared, he talked for hours
He looked at me with stones for teeth
There’s one way to drive 56
And that stoned as shit, out of your mind
Going so fast you’ll lose it
With no empathy, he turned to the screen
Unplugged from the wall and life
Moses lived in a house carved of stone
Hung on the side of the Priest
I once knew a man who talked with his hands
But all he could say was hallelujah