I choose to stay far away

From the ones that think

Money is money to share

Don't ask me why

And I'll tell you no lies

Sonny don't come here no more

He don't drink from this well

O he's done with the world

And done with the girl

And I don't ask him why

And he tells me no lies

Those of us who are lost and low

I know how you feel

I know it's not right but it's real

But it's real.

I don't ask for love

And I don't beg for money

I'm just asking for grace and forgiveness

Now honey don't ask me why

And I'll tell you no lies.

Been looking for answers

In unsavoury places

On the highest of mountains

And on the lowest of bases

And I still don't know why

I still don't know why.

Those of us who are lost and low

We know how you feel

We know it's not right but it's real

But it's real.

I took the wind from the sea

I took the blood from an arrow

I took the wisdom of spring

And I was thrown and blown and tossed and turned until

Time found its hand and called an end

Me and time we go way back when

I was a child

And I always knew why.

I knew my name

I knew my road

And I stayed away from heavy loads

I'm still, I'm low

O lord am I low

Those of us who are lost and low

We know how you feel

We know it's not right but it's real

But it's real.