Coral and Tar Lyrics

if i was a pine
i would ooze tar and shine in the moonlight
moths would all swarm
but they'd do me no harm
and it's only for you i'd be shining
but i am no pine
i'm a man in my prime
and i'm pining
come over, come over, come over, come over
cause it's been far too long since we saw in the dawn with our lovers

were i an oak
i would creek and i'd croak like a bullfrog
my boughs they would break
and fall into the lake
but you know that i break for you only
but i am no oak
i'm a man in the smoke
and i'm lonely
come over, come over, come over, come over
cause it's been far too long since we saw in the dawn with our lovers

well, i took to the drink
as if seeking a bog to be mired in
to join with the pine
and join with the oak
and their blood oath to choke up the garden
to harden the earth against any rebirth
to crowd out the fennel and sorrel
to keep the moon's beams from invading your dream
and making the tarry place coral
so join me in coral and join me in tar
come over, come over, come over, come over
cause it's been far too long since we saw in the dawn with our lovers