Ashes to Ashes

Steve Earle

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust 
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust 

A long time ago before the ice and the snow 
There were giants that walked this land 
And with each step they took, the mighty mountains shook 
And the trees took a knee and the seas rolled in 

Then one day they say the sky gave way 
And death rained down, it made a terrible sound 
There was fire everywhere and nothin' was spared 
That walked on the land or flew through the air 

And when it all was over 
The slate wiped clean with a touch 
There God stood and he saw it was good 
And He said