Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song To Be Counted Among Men, artist - Villagers. Album song Becoming A Jackal, in the genre ИндиDate of issue: 23.05.2010
Record label: Domino
Song language: English
To Be Counted Among Men |
| Young Paul decides upon a future |
| And he asks from her a favor |
| He wants to know if she will tell him |
| If he’s for Hell or he’s for Heaven |
| If he’s for Hell he’ll show no sorrow |
| Until he’s born again tomorrow |
| If he’s for Heaven there’s no reason |
| To lament the passing season |
| She says, Don’t be a fool, son |
| There aren’t any rules, son |
| And as she spoke |
| He lost his faith |
| He asked her name, she told him Laurie |
| Proceeded to give him her life story |
| She was a teacher and a scholar |
| They built a statue in her honor |
| Then she became a slave in ancient Athens |
| She doesn’t know quite how it happened |
| Now she paints faces in the city |
| Making all those ugly girls look pretty |
| She says, Look at this town, son |
| Take a good luck around, son |
| Why should anyone here be saved? |
| So he says, Every crooked lane that you can see |
| Every open home, every hollow tree |
| Is a home for creatures loved by me And oh to be counted among them |
| Among them |
| Oh to be counted among them |
| Among them |
| Oh to be counted among them |