Lyrics

Michael’s Song
(© Oct. 17, 1993 by Rick Moody)

C C/B Am Am/G
I knew a man named Michael
F G
with something in his blood
C C/B Am Am/G
I knew a man named Michael
F G
and all the stars that are above

Dm Am
But all day long in a cavern's song
F G Dm
with a hand as black as ice
Dm Am
Friends are for when the Heavens pour
F G Dm
and the rain comes tumbling down

C C/B Am Am/G
I knew a man named Michael
F G
A smiling through his fright
C C/B Am Am/G
I knew a man named Michael
F G
Soaring gently like a kite

Dm Am
Apples red on a tree that’s fed
F G Dm
from a pond by a shimmering dream
Dm Am
Haw tree's thorn for a crown he wore
F G Dm
"Just love one another", he said

C C/B Am Am/G
I knew a man named Michael
F G
On him you could depend
C C/B Am Am/G
I knew a man named Michael
F G
All he cared for was his friends

Dm Am
Herons blue from a distant view
F G Dm
and a marsh made of bullrush and birch
Dm Am
Turtles warm on a rock that’s cold
F G Dm
and a beach full of seaweed and sand

Repeat verse 1