Need Some Surrender - Michael McDermott

Margaret quoted Whitman, and talked about the grass

She had bells around her ankles and spoke of a love that’s sure to last

I knew of all her tragedy

I could see through her veneer

She said, «I wish to Christ that somethin' for once would just seem clear»

With my life I swore I’d always defend her

Now she’s gone and I need some surrender

I need some surrender…

In between the hours in which daylight fades away

These sad and lonely flowers trampled by decay

Can you understand how it gets so hard to stand

When everything you once held is taken from your hands

The colors danced across the auburn skies of November

Now I need some surrender

I need some surrender…

I need some surrender…

O come all ye faithful

Have you ever chased a rainbow or thrown darts up at the moon

Ever followed a fallin' star through the windows of your room

All the things that we believe in

Will all soon pass away

But I’m wiser than I once was

And gettin' more foolish every day

As a child I played on the streets of promise with hearts of splendor

But I’m older now, and I need some surrender

I need some surrender…

I need some surrender…

I need it…

I need it…