shipmates in cheyenne

shipmates in cheyenne and raindrops and cryin'

the dreams of an old

old man

candles and church bells and laughter and farewells

revolve in his thoughts like a wind

and i'll hold me one before the daylight is done

i'll hold it today

stallions and blizzards and steelies and lizards

adrift in the meadow of his time

no sense of progression

of age or direction

no meter

no form and no rhyme

and i'll hold me one before the daylight is done

i'll hold it today

kingdoms and cupboards and losers and lovers

and evenin's of blackberry wine

fallin' like sand

just the memory of her hands

and the kisses

the whispers and sighs

and i'll hold me one before the daylight is done

i'll hold it today

you know i'll hold me one

one more risin' sun