Black Lab

Wash it in the sea
Let it soak all night
Wash it in the sea
Let the saltwater wash it away
Soak it in bleach
till it's white on white
soak it in bleach
till the blood just washes away
hang it in the wind
let it blow all night
hang it up high
let the high wind blow it away
hang it in the wind
let the sun burn bright
hang it in the wind
till the blood just washes away
i have waited wasted years for the child that's come and gone today
say what about this wasted fear?
how can i just turn and wash it away?
If I can then I will wash it away
if she can then she will wash it away.
If I can then I will, wash it away
if she can then she will, wash it away.
Forty years spent one by one