
song: Lion's Mane
artist: Iron & Wine
album: The Creek Drank the Cradle
released: 2002-09-24length: 2:44
Run like a race for family
when you hear like you're alone
The rusty gears of morning
and faceless, busy phones
We gladly run in circles
but the shape we meant to make
is gone
And love is a tired symphony
you hum when you're awake
and love is a crying baby
mama warned you not to shake
and love's the best sensation
hiding in the lion's mane
So I'll clear the road, the gravel
and the thorn bush in your path
that burns a scented oil
that I'll drip into your bath
the water's there to warm you
and the earth is warmer when
you laugh
And love is the scene I render
when you catch me wide awake
and love is the dream you enter
though I shake and shake and shake you
and love's the best endeavor
waiting in the lion's mane
when you hear like you're alone
The rusty gears of morning
and faceless, busy phones
We gladly run in circles
but the shape we meant to make
is gone
And love is a tired symphony
you hum when you're awake
and love is a crying baby
mama warned you not to shake
and love's the best sensation
hiding in the lion's mane
So I'll clear the road, the gravel
and the thorn bush in your path
that burns a scented oil
that I'll drip into your bath
the water's there to warm you
and the earth is warmer when
you laugh
And love is the scene I render
when you catch me wide awake
and love is the dream you enter
though I shake and shake and shake you
and love's the best endeavor
waiting in the lion's mane
Iron & Wine

Samuel Ervin Beam (born July 26, 1974), better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album (a recording of his 2005 Bonnaroo performance). He occasionally tours with a full band.
Beam was raised in South Carolina before moving to Virginia and then Florida to attend school. He now resides in Durham, North Carolina. The name Iron & Wine is taken from a dietary supplement named "Beef, Iron & Wine" that he found in a general store while shooting a film.