There's a rainbow of babies
Draped over the graveyard
Where all the dead sailors
Wait for their brides
And the cold bitter snow
Has strangled each grass-blade
Where the salt from their tears
Washed in with the tide
And I smiled on the Wabash
The last time I passed it
I gave her a wink
From the passenger side
My foot fell asleep
As I swallowed my candy
Knowing he was in heaven
Before he died
Now the harbour's on fire
With the dreams and desires
Of a thousand young poets
Who failed 'cause they tried
For a rhyme without reason
Floats down to the bottom
Where the scavengers eat 'em
And wash out with the tide
And I smiled on the Wabash
The last time I passed it
I gave her a wink
From the passenger side
My foot fell asleep
As I swallowed my candy
Knowing he was in heaven
Before he died
The sun can play tricks
With your eyes on the highway
And the moon can lay sideways
'Til the ocean stands still
But a person can't tell
His best friend he loves him
'Til the time has stopped breathing
And you're alone on the hill
But I smiled on the Wabash
The last time I passed it
I gave her a wink
From the passenger side
My foot fell asleep
As I swallowed my candy
Knowing he was in heaven
Before he died
Oh, he was in heaven
Before he died
Oh, he was in heaven