Written by Daniel Lanois
E C#m The streets are cracked E And there's glass everywhere A And a baby stares out E With motherless eyes C#m Under long gone beauty E On fields of war A Trapped in lament E To the poet's core C#m E A E Oh where oh where will I be C#m E A E C#m E A E Oh where oh when that trumpets sounds E C#m E Met an Indian boy in Ottawa A E He laid me down on a bed of straw C#m E Said don't waste your breath don't waste your heart A Don't blister your heels E Running in the dark C#m E A E Oh where oh where will I be C#m E A E Oh where oh when that trumpets sounds C#m E Yea like the heat A E Of your body laying under me F#m A May your wild lip get you where your going F#m A With your inventions your intentions your laughter E Your forever yearning C#m E A E Oh where oh where will I be C#m E A E C#m E A E Oh where oh when that trumpets sounds C#m I walked to the river E And I walked to the rim A E I walked thru the teeth of the reaper's grin C#m E I walked to you rolled up in wire A E To the other side of desire C#m E A E Oh where oh where will I be C#m E A E Oh where oh when that trumpets sounds C#m C#m/B A C#m C#m/B A F#m A D E Oh where oh where oh when that trumpet sounds C#m C#m/B F#m D E Oh where oh where oh when that trumpet sounds E C#m E Well the heart opens wide like it's never seen love A E And addiction stays on tight like a glove C#m E A E Oh where oh where will I be