That sidewalk is a river that I've fished drynOh that sidewalk is a river that I've fished drynAnd now it's my heavy hand filling the brimnAnd it hauled me out of their brimnBut my coat of arms burns stronger stillnMy coat of arms burns stronger stillnAnd foreign tongue ties me herenForeign tongue ties me herenSo hang my slips out with the words between the linesnI'll hang my slips out with the words between the linesnAnd bow my head to their earnBow my head to those earsnI'll never tiptoe across my home ever againnI'll never tiptoe across my home ever againnEver again ever again ever again ever again nEver again ever again ever again ever againnAnd foreign tongue ties me herenForeign tongue ties me here