The Inner Man

[Verse 1]
I have lost my coat on the road today
Cries the man of constant sorrow
Ruin has him in the wind at last
Cries the wolf of time
Merchant make a cloth for a sinner man
Finer than the one that he lost
But it is nothing to the state of the inner man
Though the wolf goes hungry again
Cries the wolf of time tomorrow

[Verse 2]
My house has burned down to the ground
Cries the homeless man of sorrow
Ruin has him in the wind at last
Cries the wolf of time
Build a new house for a sinner man
Stronger than the one that he lost
But it is nothing to thе state of the inner man
Though thе wolf goes hungry again
Cries the wolf of time tomorrow

[Verse 3]
I have lost my gold in the river drowned
Cries the wealthy man of sorrow
Ruin has him in the wind at last
Cries the wolf of time
But the boatman has hope for a sinner man
Says you still got you your health
But it is nothing to the state of the inner man
Though the wolf goes hungry again
Cries the wolf of time tomorrow

[Verse 4]
I have lost my son, my only son
Cries the worldly man of sorrow
Ruin has him in the wind at last
Cries the wolf of time
But he's gone to the father of all sinner men
In a far, far better world
But it is nothing to the state of the inner man
Though the wolf goes hungry again
Cries the wolf of time tomorrow

[Verse 5]
I have lost my name, my only name
Cries the vagabond of sorrow
Ruin has him in the wind at last
Cries the wolf of time
But the mirror don't frighten no sinner man
Blood blackens on hope's last door
But it is nothing to the state of the inner man
Though the wolf goes hungry again
Cries the wolf of time tomorrow