Gone Like Rain

With downcast eyes the multitudes set

as the cattle cars pulled along the rusty tracks

one raised his hand in the fading light

said excuse me sir this doesn't seem right

and now he's gone like whispers gone like rain

gone like the faithful while the faithless remain

gone like the stone the builder refused

gone and overdue

There's a river in Texas with a strong undertow

no one crosses it to freedom, no one pans for gold

its waters are clear but its waters are cold

its current is swift and no one knows where it goes

it's just gone like whispers gone like rain

gone like the faithful while the faithless remain

gone like the stone the builder refused

gone and overdue

gone and overdue

[harmonica solo]

When a cool desert don't appear on no map

coyote's scream rips the night in half

he hears the devil coming

footsteps on the path

so he chews off his own leg to get out of the trap

and he's gone like whispers gone like rain

gone like the faithful while the faithless remain

gone like the stone the builder refused

gone and overdue

gone and overdue