I met a young man on the Skeleton Coast
He was out on his feet and pale as a ghost
I asked him his name. He said Lazarus, man
I've come to this country from a far away land
I can't quite remember the last time I was on shore
Could have been twelve years, but it might have been more
But I've seen tribulation and it troubled my mind
And I can't quite remember what I come here to find
And
It's wind on the ocean, rain on the land
Three drops of water, one grain of sand
I'll tell you the story as quick as I can
I've got nothing by time, I'm Lazarus Man
He said "I woke one mornin', felt a little bit strange
By mid afternoon there was fever and pain
And later that night with my friends at my side
I went off to sleep and I guess that I died
I was stumblin' and rising so I couldn't quite tell
Had one foot in glory and one foot in hell
On one side the garden and on one side the flame
And I thought I heard somebody call out my name
Yeah, somebody was saying "Lazarus arise!"
So I sat up and opened my eyes
You know I wanted to dance but I didn't have room
So I threw off the sheets and walked out of the tomb"
And
It's wind on the ocean, rain on the land
Three drops of water, one grain of sand
I'll tell you the story as quick as I can
I've got nothing by time, I'm Lazarus Man
Now I've been from Nazareth to High Barbary
And I realize there's no rest for me
I’ve been out on the desert
I’ve been out on the deep
But since he bid me to rise
I ain't been to sleep
And
It's wind on the ocean, rain on the land
Three drops of water and one grain of sand
I'll tell you the story just as quick as I can
I've got nothing but time. I'm Lazarus Man
I met a young man on the Skeleton Coast
He was out on his feet and pale as a ghost
I asked him his name. He said Lazarus, man
I've come to this country from a far away land
And
It's wind on the ocean, rain on the land
Three drops of water and one grain of sand
I'll tell you the story just as quick as I can
I've got nothing but time. I'm Lazarus Man
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