I spent a year in the mouth of a whale  With a flame and a book of signs  You'll never know how hard I've failed  Trying to make up for lost time    Once I believed in things unseen  I was blinded by the dark  Out of the multitude to me  He came and broke my heart    When the dust in the field has flown  And the youngest of hearts has grown  And you doubt you will ever be free  Don't bail on me    River is wide and oh so deep  And it winds and winds around  I dream we're happy in my sleep  Floating down and down and down    And the tide rushes by where we stand  And the earth underneath turns to sand  And we're waiting for someone to see  Honey, Don't bail on me.    Tell ma I loved the man  Even though I turned and ran  Lovely and fine I could have been  Laying down in the palm of his hand  Laying down in the palm of his hand  Laying down in the palm of his hand  Staying down in the palm of his hand    In the morning you wait for the sun  And secretly hope it won't come  But time washes everyone clean  Buddy now, don't bail on me  Don't bail on me  Don't bail on me