Start tearing the old man down
  Run past the heather and down to the old road
  Start turning the grain into the ground
  Roll a new leaf over
  In the middle of the night there's an old man
  Treading around in the gathered rain
  Hey mister if you want to walk on water
  Would you drop a line my way
  [Chorus:]
  Omaha
  Somewhere in middle America
  Get right to the heart of matters
  It's the heart that matters more
  I think you'd better turn your ticket in
  And get your money back at the door
  Start threading the needle
  Brush past the shuttle that slides through the cold room
  Start turning the wool across the wire
  Roll the new life over
  In the middle of the night there's an old man
  Threading his toes through a bucket of rain
  Hey mister if you want to walk on water
  You're only going to walk all over me
  [Chorus]
  Start running the banner down
  Drop past the color come up through the summer rain
  Start turning the girl into the ground
  Roll a new life over
  In the middle of the night there's a young man
  Rolling around in the earth and rain
  Hey mister if you're going to walk on water, you know
  You're only going to walk all over me
  [Chorus]
    [ Thanks Cameron for correction ]