Bread Alone Songtext
von Willie Nile

Wasn′t born no Frank Sinatra
Born and raised a baker's son
Through the dust of Louisiana
Daddy tell me how it′s done
You work hard 'til your back is breaking
You pound the bread 'cause you need the dough
But I am weak and my soul is aching
There′s something more I need to know

Lay me out in the Gulf Stream waters
See me shivering to the bone
Let me lie down at your altar
Man don′t live by bread alone


Annie was a young apprentice
Had a mouth but did not speak
Older women made her nervous
Younger boys they made her weak
On a night that offered promise
On a night when the pendulum swung
She undressed her faithful silence
And let loose with a treacherous tongue

Lay me out in the Gulf Stream waters
See me shivering to the bone
Let me lie down at your altar
Man don't live by bread alone

All you geeks and prima donnas
You who laugh at a lover′s kiss
Cast your stones upon the water
If you think there's more than this
Who are you to be blind to wonder?
Who am I to be deaf and dumb?
See the lightning, hear the thunder
Feel the heat of the kingdom come

Lay me out in the Gulf Stream waters
See me shivering to the bone
Let me lie down at your altar
Man don′t live by bread alone


Lay me out in the Gulf Stream waters
See me shivering to the bone
Let me lie down at your altar
Man don't live by bread alone