Evening Prayer (Feat. Loulou Lamotte)

At Babak's school there is a 3D printer And he prints out a model of the tumor That was surgically removed from his back this winter In its rugged gray plastic it looks lunar He puts the tumor in his breast pocket As we head out for a beer It's been a long hard year For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough To be allowed to care or just be there To include you in his evening prayer How I prayed that I could stop the pain When the pain needed more than ibuprofen How I prayed that I could take away your worries When they ran deeper than the West Pacific Ocean He puts the tumor on our table Says So this is what caused all my fears It's been a long hard year For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough To be allowed to care or just be there To include you in his evening prayer Last orders the waitress slides Down from her bar stool Looks at the tumor says What is this It looks kinda cool Babak's okay despite what he's been through But he sees I'm made uneasy by the model he's done He says It's helped me a lot to have a friend like you When I saw you worry I knew I had to be strong He gives the tumor to the waitress Says Give my friend here a beer It's been a long hard year I just wasn't sure if we were close enough But I want you to know how much I cared That you were in my evening prayer I want you to know that you were in my prayer I want you to know that you were in my prayer