Lyrics Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams

Rescue

He can't rescue you

Can't pull the demons from your head

Can't lure you from your sleepy bed

He can't rescue you

He can't protect you

From the powers that will be

The hours of insanity

He can't protect you

He can't change you

Change the summers of your beauty

Thunderstorms within your purity

He can't change you

He can't carry you

Past the door of every danger

Every foe and every stranger

He can't carry you

He can't save you

From the plain and simple truth

The waning winters of your youth

He can't save you

He can't fix you

Your tears will always leave their mark

From fears that stay inside the dark

He can't fix you

What can he do

But tie some ribbons in your hair

And show you that he'll always care

That's all he can do