The Deader

So now, let me tell you about this girl of mine

Heart like all men?s dreams in the days of 49

I turn hollow, no me more swallow, fast only she breaks

But distance keeps her miles or meters, what difference does it make?

'Cause here they come again to repossess my dreams

Child don?t play yourself things are never what they seem

A bridge, a river, a pale moon sliver, city shines so bright

But to my despair, I return where they sleep out every night

But the girl I love is oh, so, oh, so far away

And I wonder can she hear me as I go through my day

Oh, now the ragin' sea she laps upon my door

I?ll round a thousand horns just to drown upon her shore

Blood red roses go down moses, oh, billowin' sails

Those so weak-willed, guts all sea-filled, throw them o?er the rails

Boys, slacken up the jib and sing a hearty song

We've been driftin?, driftin?, for far too long

I take no care, me I?m so bare-breasted on the bow

Scabbed and weathered skin of leather, who?s the deader now

But the girl I love is oh, so, oh, so far away

And I wonder, can she hear me as I go through my day

It's so long lady angel, I guess, I?ll say goodbye

But I do believe I?m aging right before your eyes

Wash up on her coast, not a nickel to my name

Sold my, sold my, sold my gold watch and chain

Enough to hire a band of lyres to march me on my way

Through hills and valleys, streets and alleys up to her open gates

But the girl I love is oh, so, oh, so far away

And I wonder, can she hear me as I go through my day

It's so long lady angel, I guess, I?ll say goodbye

But I do believe I?m aging right before your eyes

Cock crow in the morning, heard it loud and clear

Asked her for to marry, she answer with a tear

Boy, you have my heart and I know you always will

But that ain?t enough to hold me 'cause love don?t pay the bills

I turned away in shame for all my days in vain

Guess, I?ll just drag on, no one loves you till you?re gone

Let the river be my guide, let the desert be my bride

Till my heart turns to steel, till I no longer feel

But the girl I love is oh, so, oh, so far away

And I wonder, can she hear me as I go through my day

It's so long lady angel, I guess, I?ll say goodbye

But I do believe I?m aging right before your eyes