Blood Red Sky

Stuck on the saddle in a boondocks town
looking for a place to sleep
but all the signs said `no vacancy here`
So i rode outta town & headed for the creek

The air was still thick and heavy
there was a distant rumble in the Skys
my head waded through my loneliness
as the heat watered my eyes

I came to a sigh post embedded in dust
at a crossroads that divided the land
she appeared with the sun in her eyes
walking barefoot through the sand

I thought yesterdays thunder and rain
would have cooled things down
but judging by the look on her face
bad lack was still stalking around

She climbed on to the saddle
and took the ribbons from her hair
unfurling her sensuous locks
she looked up and said a quick prayer

We rode across the deserted plains
in the distance a wild coyote called
the iron cross hanging around her neck
kept my bleeding heart enthralled

She said `where we heading stranger`
i said `where the sun meets the land`
she took an object from her pocket
and placed it into my hand

It was the worlds biggest diamond ring
she said `i found it near a shipwreck`
i sensed her tense as she said the words
and felt her breath upon my neck

I can still remember her tender touch
i can still smell her sweet perfume
i asked her `where can we get some water`
she pointed `over there by that tomb`

I tied the pony to a burnt out tree
and walked over to a crumbling well
she disappeared into the tomb
that was the place where many martyrs fell

After i had extinguished my dry thirst
i made my way into the darkness inside
she was laying upon an ancient casket
singing in softly phrases `one day i`ll be your bride`

At that point i heard a thunderclap
and the foundations of the crypt shook
i chocked and coughed on the ancient dust
then noticed her hypnotic look

Silently she drifted over to where i stood
floating above the cold stoned floor
then held my face in her hands and said
`time is an ocean and we stand at the shore`