A boy born no bigger than coconut pie
Sailed turquoise waters mango skies
Safe as a seashell in his grandpa's hands
Rough yet soft as beds of sand
He grew up with palm trees they taught him how to
Take in salt water yet produce sweet fruit
He'll go back to the ocean when it's all over
But how we loved life together
Who knows the length we'll last
Cupping our crystal glass
Too tight it cracks breaks
Too weak it slips away
A girl picking fat figs in the hot southern heat
Plucks one for the basket and one to eat
Under magnolias white cranes and corn
I was baptized in a lighting storm
With catfish called mermaids in muddy waters
Far from clean came out whoopin' and hollerin'
I'll go back to the river when it's all over
But how we loved life together
Who knows the length we'll last
Cupping our crystal glass
Too tight it cracks breaks
Too weak it slips away
If he has gone
If I must go
Don't be scared
To let me know
Just tell me softly
I can lift
A heavy load
If placed upon
My back real slow
Just tell me softly
Who knows the length we'll last
Cupping our crystal glass
Too tight it cracks breaks
Too weak it slips away
Who knows the length we'll last
Cupping our crystal glass
Too tight it cracks breaks
Too weak it slips away