Lyrics

The cannonball
Stuck in the wall we passed
Faces to the glass
To see the world we won
A fountain of youth
Bullfrog sentinels
Guard our civil-warring hearts
From all the darker arts

I am not afraid
Though I have been afraid

The road through town
Old as north from south
We knew not where we lived
Nor what their fathers did
Only time
To rise and shine and misbehave
The fields are ours
The miles of mountain laurel to fill our desert whirl

I am not afraid
Though I have been afraid

The dinner bell
Breaks the spell of fireflies
We need you for awhile
We need you for the morn
We need you to awake
The men you'll be are brave
And all will love you full
If you'll love them some
So go and love them some
Go and love them some
Go and love them, son
Go and love them