I see you standing on the street
you don't have anywhere to be
you're looking at the billboard
and you're playing with your hair
and you're reading all those lines and you believe
they say
stand up
don't put your hands up
and never shut up
and plant your flowers on the stones
now you're standing in the square
policeman tells you to beware
there might be devils lurking, people cheating
posers weeping
but you really really just don't care
never thought you'd see New York
now you never can ignore
all the footsteps walking, people talking
crows cawing, knocking at your front door
they say
stand up
don't put your hands up
and never shut up
and plant your flowers on the stones
if you make a man your saviour
you'll start digging his grave
if you make a man your prophet
then you pay him with your problems
you'll just make him your own slave
we're cooking things up on the stove
we hoist the rags up on the poles
we're feeling young we're feeling blunt
we're know we're not the only ones
that's planting flowers on the stones (aware of grammar problem)
so stand up
don't put your hands up
and never shut up
and plant your flowers on the stones
credits
from What the Boat Gave the River,
track released September 15, 2008
Composer: Mark Berube
Arranger: The Patriotic Few
Electric Guitar: Rick Hayworth
Cello: Kristina Koropecki
Violin: John Corban
Voice: Julien Landry
Voice: Sharon Brooks
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