| My desert bride
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| We drove until the road ran dry
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| And twisted into dirt and sky
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| And fell into the shadow of this place
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| and I took your hand as you took mine
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| and swore upon the desert sky
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| on every star we were bound for life
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| and we sang oh oh
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| and you said
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| my heart aches with every word
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| yes and my hand shakes and
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| I cant hold my nerve, oh Lord
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| And here’s to you, your majesty
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| Your glory carved in ivory
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| A relic of charm, still bloodstained
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| Now were the ghosts of Cerro Gordo
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| Darwin, Bodie, Colorado
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| River rising in high plains
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| And we sand oh oh
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| And you said
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| My heart aches with every word
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| Yes and my hand shakes and
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| I can’t hold my nerve
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| And suddenly it’s easy to say goodbye
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| And suddenly it’s easy, my desert bride
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| Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord
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| Here no flowers mark your grave
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| Save cactus rose and purple sage
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| More spine than colour and sharp as knives
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| So sleep my love till trumpets sound
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| To call you from this dry ground
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| And raise you to me in my arms once more
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| And we sang, oh, oh
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| And you said
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| My heart aches with every word
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| Yes and my hand shakes and
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| I can’t hold my nerve and it’s not so easy
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| To watch you die, and it’s not so easy
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| My desert bride
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| Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye |