Listen to the sound of the night bird singin'   I wonder who he calls   My fingers hurt so bad, it's got me grinnin'   And I wonder can I do it all   Hit a stretch of rapids in the rushing ragin' river   Looking out for boulders and falls   A woman she watches from the top of the canyon   Hopin' we don't drown us all      Help me now, I got to slow down   Hear my singin' call      Hurt myself bad on a run through the desert   Threw a shoe and took a bad fall   Long for the peace that the ancients bring me   Murmur of the lowlands shut my jaw      Help me now, I got to slow down   Hear my singin' call      Everyone knows there's a price for the askin'   Some people buy themselves a doll   Help me, sweet Jesus   I'm weary from the journey   I need to tell my brothers what I saw      Help me now, I got to slow down   Hear my singin' call