Noctifer Birmingham

i had to stop and catch my breath

when the telephone rang out as loud as death

it was three in the morning

there was a low drone of katydids behind your voice

when i came down from harrisburg pennsylvania

and i saw you by the highway

you asked me if the north was alright

and i said it got kind of cold at night

i could feel your bones shivering way down there in birmingham

and when i came down from harrisburg pennsylvania

and i saw you by the highway

you reminded me of all the things you'd given up forever

and you asked about the children

and you asked about the weather

and then i came down from harrisburg pennsylvania

and i saw you by the highway