kathleen

lay down my head by the wayside

my worn out shoes

quite why she went i can't decide

yeah but i sure could use

one plate of food steaming and hot

clean linen ironed

on a fresh made bed but i ain't got

one salty dime

one salty dime

one salty dime

just close your eyes it won't take long

it won't hurt a bit

telling myself i could be strong

or some such brave bullshit

trucks are roaring by i'm a red ghost

in their tail light gleam

i'm a tumbleweed

i'm a spit roast

just turning in your flame

oh my darlin' kathleen

cars they sound like waves that are breaking

on some distant shore

i gazed so hard into the great aching sky

it seemed that i

i wasn't here no more

that my rushing blood was a river

my eyes two stars

my blowing hair all a quiver

a whispering field of grass

that murmurs as you pass

oh my darlin' kathleen

that whispers out your name

oh my darlin' kathleen

oh my darlin' kathleen