Biting Your Tail by Iron & Wine

May (1)________ eyes be wide and seein'
May you learn from the view where you're kneelin'
Know the fear of the (2)__________ that you're feelin'
Is the fear of a slave

May you know how the fight was started
Want as much for the (3)__________ as the garden
Wear 'em both like a glove that you can't wain

May your mouth (4)____________ your wisdom
May you get what they (5)________ to mention
May (6)________ love be your (7)________ religion
Preach it to us all

May you lose what you offer gladly
May you worship the time and its passin'
Stars won't ever wait for you to watch 'em fall

We're the (8)__________ on a burned horizon
We're the boat on a tide that's risin'
Both the post and the pig you're untyin'
The (9)______________ gone for the blade

Someday we may all be happy
Someday all make a face worth slappin'
Someday we may be shocked to be laughin'
At the way we behave

May (10)________ hands be strong and willin'
May you (11)________ when to (12)__________ and to listen
May you find (13)__________ friend that you're missin'
There's no check in the mail

May you end there (14)______________ and purple
Know that peace is the shape of a circle
'Round and 'round you go
Bitin' your tail

Little children, the (15)________ is whippin'
Short (16)__________ on a (17)__________ still tickin'
Both the egg and the red fox grinnin'
His belly full for the day

Someday we may all want nothin'
And all forget that we'll get what's comin'
Someday I'll say the (18)__________ was somethin'
That we just couldn't change

May your tongue be somethin' wicked
Know your (19)________ in the calf and the killin'
See (20)________________ (21)______________ the captain you're kissin'
Helm loose in his hand

May your words be well worth stealin'
Put your hand on your heart when singin'
The choir's (22)________ of the (23)________ but they've still (24)__________ stand

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