Prayers Against The Hitman

by Clive James and Pete Atkin

Sand where the sea is shallow
Moss where the log is hollow
Grass where the fields are fallow
Furrows the rains follow
This is a prayer, this is a prayer, this is a prayer
This is a prayer against the hitman
We need prayers, we need prayers
We need prayers against the hitman

Fairways the frost has bitten
Clean as the finest cotton
Thaw like a waking kitten
Nothing has been forgotten
This is a prayer, this is a prayer, this is a prayer
This is a prayer against the hitman
We need prayers, we need prayers
We need prayers against the hitman

He'd like to stop the spring
And everything
He's working on a gun
To hit the sun

Light pink the day is dawning
Deep pink the day is waning
Ring round the moon's a warning
Morning it might be raining

This is a prayer, this is a prayer, this is a prayer
This is a prayer against the hitman
We need prayers, we need prayers
We need prayers against the hitman