I spent a year in the mouth of a whale
  With a flame and a book of signs
  You'll never know how hard I've failed
  Trying to make up for lost time
    Once I believed in things unseen
  I was blinded by the dark
  Out of the multitude to me
  He came and broke my heart
    When the dust in the field has flown
  And the youngest of hearts has grown
  And you doubt you will ever be free
  Don't bail on me
    River is wide and oh so deep
  And it winds and winds around
  I dream we're happy in my sleep
  Floating down and down and down
    And the tide rushes by where we stand
  And the earth underneath turns to sand
  And we're waiting for someone to see
  Honey, Don't bail on me.
    Tell ma I loved the man
  Even though I turned and ran
  Lovely and fine I could have been
  Laying down in the palm of his hand
  Laying down in the palm of his hand
  Laying down in the palm of his hand
  Staying down in the palm of his hand
    In the morning you wait for the sun
  And secretly hope it won't come
  But time washes everyone clean
  Buddy now, don't bail on me
  Don't bail on me
  Don't bail on me