Wooden Idols

she could tell you right now

she could hold you near

she could tell you right now

but she couldn't shake your fear

for this is not your answer

still you gamble the loss

she was the devil's daughter

but now she carries a cross.

she suffered wooden idols

she won't take them up again

she suffered wooden idols

they're like a promise whispered in the wind

you're walkin, down the lonely highway

but you know how to believe

just got to have her hold you that way

til your tear she will receive

still you wander on and on for miles

cos you just can't shake your beast

even as she gives you her tender smile

your endless searching will never cease

you suffer wooden idols

but take them up again

you suffer wooden idols

they're like a promise broken in the wind