From the recording The Great Majority
Lyrics
That piano used to rattle
When Lilly played it out of tune
The coal train's engine shouting
Beneath a Midwestern moon
The winters got so damn cold
That we forgot about the dream
But the babies keep us busy
And the times they kept us clean
Now I'm sitting by the fire
While nearby Lilly sleeps
Like the shadow of a beggar
In the presence of a queen
Like a song to a balladeer
She's the sunlight far and near
Maybe love is just God's souvenir
Lilly used to sing to me
Man, her voice could dance like fire
Guess the flames were just too wicked
'Cause I ain't heard her in a while
The kids are getting older now
Maybe I'm getting older too
But it feels more like avalanche
Coming after you
That piano used to rattle
When Lilly played it out of tune
The coal train's engine shouting
And the whole world collapsing
Beneath a Midwestern moon