Back Against the Wall - Son Volt

No time to be wayward

No time to be unwound

With darkness at your doorstep

Keep your feet on the ground

There will be times of injustice

Times when there’s more lost than found

Down times mixed with days of wonder

A real-life spinning merry-go-round

With this back against the wall

All will soon be revealed

Sirens sound and spirits fall

With just this back against this wall

The signs will serve as your guide

Above the water with it held high

May you always go the distance

Through the darkness and the light

All the signs say pick up the pieces

All the signs say make a stand as one

What survives the long cold winter

Will be stronger and can’t be undone

With this back against the wall

All will soon be revealed

Sirens sound and spirits fall

With just this back against this wall

With this back against the wall

All will soon be revealed

Sirens sound and spirits fall

With just this back against this wall