This Blood’s For You

In The Scud (1999) 4:20 =
See You/Perfect World [CD single #1] (1999) 3:44 =
Driving To Damascus [German edition] (2000) 3:46 =
John Wayne’s Dream (2002) 3:43 =
Singles Collection Vol. 4 (’91 - ’00) [See You/Perfect World] (2003) 3:43 =
Rarities VII (2004) 3:30

Lyrics & Music: Stuart Adamson

Variation Notation: =Original Mix =Rafe Mix

Held his cards close to his chest and smiled across the mud
Blew the smoke from a green flak vest and laid back like a god
Saved my life a million times before I knew his name
Watched him die between the lines praying for his pain

For all the struggle that you go through
For sorrow that we cause
For all the trouble that you go to
For all your mortal flaws

For every wicked sinner born anew
And every fallen angel turning blue
For every long, lost soul without a shoe
Hey, for all, for all that you do, this blood’s for you

Kicked the dust between the rows and dug and empty well
Broke the plow then blew his nose and cursed the sky to hell
Said its got so dry out here that I can’t even cry
I can’t work and I can’t speak but it’s too damn hot to die

For all the struggle that you go through
For sorrow that we cause
For all the trouble we put you to
For all our mortal flaws

For every wicked sinner born anew
Yeah for every fallen angel turning blue
For every long, lost soul without a shoe
Hey, for all, for all that you do, this blood’s for you

God put his son upon the world to spare the sins of men
Let them kill him on a cross and then took him home again
Maybe he’s a vengeful god and maybe we’re to blame
Maybe we’re just paying back the blood and death and pain

For all the struggle that you go through
For sorrow that we cause
For all the trouble we put you through
For all our mortal flaws

And for every wicked sinner born anew
And for every fallen angel turning blue
Yeah, for every long, lost soul without a shoe
Yeah, for all, for all that you do
This blood’s for you