A Fruitless Year Songtext
von 1997

When the rain floods your fields up
And your whole crop is gone
And you′re starting to feel like
An old country song
Don't just rest in regret
Put your best dressed shoes on
(Play in the mud with me)
Then run for your life
Like a good little boy
′Cause today you are young
If you just make the choice
To be free from the weather
And never give up on your joy
(Chances come to those who wait)
Cause it's a lie that they feed you
To feel you must follow
The current events of today and tomorrow
When deep in your throat you still know it is hollow
The real world is just one more pill you must swallow
And its side effect list consists of sad, sex and sorrow


It's an unhealthy mixture, a weight you can′t wallow
A way through your tears or the years that just follow
For beers that you bought ′cause you're too proud to borrow
But if your heart′s feeling old
And your blood it runs blue
Tired of facing the cold
And the cold racing you
To a death you don't own
And a life led alone
Far away from your youth
(There′s much you can do)
You can weather the weather
No matter the storm
Just lay there forever
'Til you are reborn
As a worm in a field
Who keeps turning up dirt
For a new farm to yield
And new hands to unearth
Give your life to give birth
There is nothing more real
Even if that kid dies right before its first meal
You provided the chance for it to laugh and to feel
That is something you can′t ever deserve or steal
From the mouth of a babe
From the bottom most part
To the dark dusty cave
You are keeping your heart
Turn the key that keeps everything from falling apart
Let falling become a part of what you are