0:00 The springtime sun hit the city towers0:04 But in a room of wood and stone, they counted out the hours0:09 A former king who wore a crown of gold and glass and steel0:13 Stood for the judgment of a wheel that turns for what is real0:18 They read the charges, one by one, a whisper then a shout0:22 And thirty-four times guilty, the foreman called them out0:27 A hush fell on the island, a hush fell on the land0:32 A story old as kingdoms, held in a juror's hand.0:36 Oh, the wind it blows from the east and west0:41 And puts the strongest timbers to the test0:45 Some folks are buildin' kingdoms, some are buildin' walls0:50 But the same old lonesome story echoes when a giant falls0:54 The wheel of fortune turns and turns, in sunlight and in rain0:59 And you and I, we're left to sing the traveler's refrain.1:04 And while the papers flew in town with ink both black and red1:08 A different storm was gathering, filling souls with dread1:13 The sky turned green o'er Texas ground, the sirens cried their song1:17 Oklahoma and Arkansas, where did the right go wrong?1:22 A twister's hand unwrote the names on every mailbox door1:26 And left a quiet family wonderin' what they're working for1:31 They sifted through the splinters of the life they knew before1:36 Another kind of judgment knockin' on the kitchen door.1:40 Oh, the wind it blows from the east and west1:45 And puts the strongest timbers to the test1:49 Some folks are buildin' kingdoms, some are buildin' walls1:54 But the same old lonesome story echoes when a giant falls1:58 The wheel of fortune turns and turns, in sunlight and in rain2:03 And you and I, we're left to sing the traveler's refrain.2:08 Some folks watch the numbers on a glowing, ghostly screen2:12 Some folks watch the thunderclouds and what the storms might mean2:17 And some just watch the price of gas, the cost of milk and bread2:21 And try to find a quiet place to lay a weary head2:26 From the courtroom to the prairie, it's the same old human plea2:30 Just a little bit of justice, Lord, and a moment to be free.2:35 Oh, the wind it blows from the east and west2:40 And puts the strongest timbers to the test2:44 Some folks are buildin' kingdoms, some are buildin' walls2:49 But the same old lonesome story echoes when a giant falls2:53 The wheel of fortune turns and turns, in sunlight and in rain2:58 And you and I, we're left to sing the traveler's refrain.
