Restless Bones

In my younger years, full of childhood fears
I met a stranger then
His hair was long and his hands were strong
And he told me of his plan
For all my fears, he would give me years
And I never would die young
And now here I stand, with a gun in my hand
And no will to carry on

When I die, bury me then
Somewhere in the desert on a dune of sand
All I was and all I’ve known
Comes down to this flesh and these goddamned restless bones

The stranger’s eyes, though seeming wise
Were full of evil thoughts
But I had made plans and I’d make amends
And this flame would not go out
But I never thought, that a mountaintop
Would be the loneliest place of all
When you’re so far up and they’re so far down
The only thing to do is fall

When I go, when it’s my time
Our gazes finally meet on the horizon line
My hands are tied and my feet are sore
A life much longer than I bargained for
And when I die, bury me then
Somewhere in the desert on a dune of sand
All I was and all I’ve known
Comes down to this flesh and these goddamned restless bones

All I’ve known
Restless bones
All I’ve known

In my younger years, full of childhood fears
I met a stranger then
As a grey old man, with two empty hands
I finally know his plan