Absolute Lithops Effect

After one long season of waiting
 After one long season of wanting
 I am breaking open
 My insides are pink and raw
 And it hurts me when I move my jaw
 But I am taking tiny steps forward
 And I feel sure that my wounds will heal
 And I will bloom here in my room
 With a little water and a little bit of sunlight
 And a little bit of tender mercy, tender mercy
 The big trucks come up the highway
 And the big wheels rattle my windows
 And night, night comes to Texas
 After one blind season alone in here
 After one long, sweltering summer
 I'm going to find to exit
 And I will go to the house of a friend I know
 And I will let myself forget
 With a little water and a little bit of sunlight
 And a little bit of tender mercy, tender mercy