WE CAN TALK
Richard Manuel


We can talk about it now  
It's that same old riddle only starting from the middle  
I'd fix it but I don't know how  
Well, we could try to reason but you might think it's treason 
One voice for all  
Echoing across the hall  
Don't give up on father clock   
We can talk about it now 
Come, let me show you how
To keep the wheels turnin' you've got to keep the engine churnin'
Did you ever milk a cow
I had the chance one day but I was all dressed up for Sunday
Everybody, everywhere  
Do you really care
Pick up your heads and walk
We can talk about it now
It seems to me we've been holding something underneath our tongues  
I'm afraid if you ever got a pat on the back
It would likely burst your lungs
Woh, stop me, if I should sound kinda down in the mouth
But I'd rather be burned in Canada than to freeze here in the south 
Pulling that eternal plough  
We've got to find a sharper blade or have a new one made  
Rest awhile and cool your brow  
Don't need it, no need to slave, the whip is in the grave
No salt, no trance  
It's safe now to take a backward glance  
The leaves have turned to chalk  
We can talk about it now,
We can talk about it now