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Well now on a summer night in a dusky room
Come a little piece of the Lord's undying light
Crying like he swallowed the fiery moon
In his mother's arms it was all the beauty I could take
Like the missing words to some prayer that I could never make
In a world so hard and dirty so fouled and confused
Searching for a little bit of God's mercy
I found living proof
I put my heart and soul I put 'em high upon a shelf
Right next to the faith the faith that I'd lost in myself
I went down into the desert city
Just tryin' so hard to shed my skin
I crawled deep into some kind of darkness
Lookin' to burn out every trace of who I'd been
You do some sad sad things baby
When it's your you 're tryin' to lose
You do some sad and hurtful things
I've seen living proof
You shot through my anger and rage
To show me my prison was just an open cage
There were no keys no guards
Just one frightened man and some old shadows for bars
Well now all that's sure on the boulevard
Is that life is just a house of cards
As fragile as each and every breath
Of this boy sleepin' in our bed
Tonight let's lie beneath the eaves
Just a close band of happy thieves
And when that train comes we'll get on board
And steal what we can from the treasures of the Lord
It's been along long drought baby
Tonight the rain's pourin' down on our roof
Looking for a little bit of God's mercy
I found living proof
Come a little piece of the Lord's undying light
Crying like he swallowed the fiery moon
In his mother's arms it was all the beauty I could take
Like the missing words to some prayer that I could never make
In a world so hard and dirty so fouled and confused
Searching for a little bit of God's mercy
I found living proof
Right next to the faith the faith that I'd lost in myself
I went down into the desert city
Just tryin' so hard to shed my skin
I crawled deep into some kind of darkness
Lookin' to burn out every trace of who I'd been
You do some sad sad things baby
When it's your you 're tryin' to lose
You do some sad and hurtful things
I've seen living proof
To show me my prison was just an open cage
There were no keys no guards
Just one frightened man and some old shadows for bars
Is that life is just a house of cards
As fragile as each and every breath
Of this boy sleepin' in our bed
Tonight let's lie beneath the eaves
Just a close band of happy thieves
And when that train comes we'll get on board
And steal what we can from the treasures of the Lord
It's been along long drought baby
Tonight the rain's pourin' down on our roof
Looking for a little bit of God's mercy
I found living proof
Song Info
Submitted by
oofus On Jun 05, 2004
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Bruce is back.
Absolute Gold. Lyrics, rhythum, building up music / vocal.
Just doesn't get better.........Living proof.
His love for his newborn---lyrics beyond beautiful, fills my eyes to the brim every time.
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Great great song and I'm with you on the impact including filling one's eyes.
Great great song and I'm with you on the impact including filling one's eyes.
An under rated song about being a parent, love of one's infant along with some strong spirituality. Great lyrics!
After Bruce finished recording the songs that made up Human Touch, he still felt there was something missing, and sat out in search of that one last song that would complete that album. As is typical of Bruce finding his inspiration in the books and songs of others, he found his inspiration while listening to Dylan\'s Bootleg Series Vol. 1-3, in the final song on the album, Series of Dreams. That one song ignited a spark that would be the catalyst for the entire Lucky Town album. From Series of Dreams begat Living Proof. The proof is in the bass drum beat; they are exactly the same. \n\nFrom there, Bruce took the lilt from Dylan\'s fourth line in each stanza of Series of Dreams (ie - "and comes to a permanent stop") and transferred that lilt to his new composition "Book of Dreams" (hear lilt: "the room fades away and suddenly I\'m way up high".\n\nBruce now had two songs: one about the birth of his first child and one about his wedding day. From there, Bruce crafted an album about his personal transformation.
You shot through my anger and rage- To show me my prison was just an open cage- There were no keys, no guards- Oh, just one frightened man and some old shadows for bars- these lines are pure treasure. who else but he could put them so simple yet elegant, beautiful?