A reporter in a jail room
Whispering a source to a dying bulb
While the prince is in a fable
Peaceful in the cradle, convinced of the impossible

All those wicked words I used
To build my wild, western truth
I was just followin' the rules
Yeah, I did what I had to do

So, now it's later than it needs to be
And in the dulcet tones of dream
The prince atop his chariot
Heaven bound and glory be

And a mother in a market
Chases after children that she barely knows
While the father on the barstool
Fropped off by his carpool is playing a familiar role

I used to be a conquerin' king
I watched the slow star shoot and swing
And when I'd wake, the world would sing
But now I can't hear anything

So, now it's later than it needs to be
And while his stranger-family sleeps
The king looks for his castle
Heaven bound and glory be

And yeah, there's a myth we must have made
One was spreadin' everyday
And every dyin' dream we grieve
The humming hull we fight and feed

It's the loving lives we long for
Heaven bound and glory be

And a man in a hotel room
Tangled to his teeth by the telephone
He's waitin' on a woman, wonderin' what she's doin'
And pacin' cause his pulse won't slow

He drums his legs and pulls his hair
He carves her dimples in the air
But the ragin' world has spooked him scared
And he don't wander lost out there

So now it's later than it needs to be
And though his aching eyes once leave
Against a rationality
Against everything he believes

He prays for her protection
Heaven bound and glory be...
He prays for her protection
Heaven bound and glory be...oh...

I pray for your protection
Heaven bound and glory be

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