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Sufjan Stevens Michigan

All the time we spent in bed Counting miles before we said Fall in love and fall apart Things will end before they start Sleeping on Lake Michigan

I live in America with a pair of pay less shoes The upper peninsula and the television news And I've seen my wife at the K-Mart In strange ideas we live

Once when our mother called She had a voice of last year?s cough We passed around the phone Sharing a word about Oregon When my turn came I was ashamed

If you happen to be educated Time it marches on, oh, time it marches on In the end there is a sacred show Delivers every song, delivers every song Mourning

Oh, sleeping bear Ran to the top and got scared Of what I could see Oh, Lamb of God Tell us your perfect design And give us the rod Oh, Sturgeon Bay

I always knew you In your mothers arms I have called your name I have an idea Placed in your mind To be a better man I've made a crown for you Put it

: It's the same outside Driving to the riverside I pretend to cry Even if I cried alone I forgot the start Use my hands to use my heart Even if

: I have called you children, I have called you son. What is there to answer if I'm the only one? Morning comes in Paradise, morning comes in light

: Demonstrate I was raised from the start By a priest and the maid on the part. Still know what to wear on my back: Michigan! Ponshewaing! Cadillac