The Queen of Iowa

<p>I met the queen of Iowa<br/>She was dying on a couch in the suburbs<br/>And with all of the things she was dying of<br/>She was more alive than the others<br/><br/>She was pretty as a flower in a crystal vase<br/>It lights up the room as it withers away<br/>And she opened her eyes<br/>When she heard the music play<br/><br/>We sang a hymn to the rhythm of the river that flows<br/>Down from the mountain of the Holy Ghost<br/>And into the souls<br/>Of those who know His name<br/>Like the Queen of Iowa<br/>She was the Queen of Iowa<br/>Her majesty was all ablaze<br/>She was burning hot but not consumed<br/>Our shoes removed in that holy place<br/>In the hallowed ground of the living room<br/><br/>I bowed down low and I kissed her hand<br/>And we raised a toast to the Promised Land<br/>And I saw the tears of joy<br/>Run down her face<br/><br/>We sang a hymn to the rhythm of the river that flows<br/>Down from the mountain of the Holy Ghost<br/>And into the souls<br/>Of those who know His name<br/>Like the Queen of Iowa<br/>(Peace like a river in a valley of bones<br/>It fills the valley up and it carries them home)<br/>She was the Queen of Iowa<br/><br/>(Bridge)<br/>I could see my illusions scatter<br/>Every time she drew a breath<br/>I could see the heart of the matter:<br/>The heart is a matter of life and death<br/>I&#x27;ll never be the same<br/>We sang about oceans of love again<br/>As she stared past the ceiling and the sky above<br/>Two court musicians, it was me and Ben<br/>We were singing for the Queen of Iowa<br/><br/>We sang a hymn to the rhythm of the river that flows<br/>Down from the mountain of the Holy Ghost<br/>And into the souls<br/>Of those who know His name<br/>There was peace like a river in a valley of bones<br/>It fills the valley up and it carries them home<br/>To come alive again<br/>In the river of Grace<br/>Like the Queen of Iowa<br/>(Peace like a river in a valley of bones<br/>It fills the valley up and it carries them home)<br/>She was the Queen of Iowa<br/>Long live the Queen of Iowa