The Painted Desert lyrics

"The painted desert can wait till summer"

We've played this game of 'just imagine' long enough

Wait till summer?

When I'm sure the rain has ended, the blooms have gone

Every one killed by the morning frost

Is a cactus blooming there in every roadside stand

Where the big deal this cowboy gear sewn in Japan?

"The painted desert can wait till summer"

We've played this game of 'just imagine' long enough

Wait till summer?

When I'm sure the rain has ended, the blooms have gone

Every one killed by the morning frost

Is a cactus blooming there upon the northern rim

Or in the ruins of the Hopi Mesa dens?

You met a new friend in the Canyon or so you wrote

On a blanket in the cooling sand

You and your friend agreed

That the stars were so many there

They seemed to overlap

"The painted desert can wait till summer"

We've played this game of 'just imagine' long enough

Wait till summer?

When I am sure the rain has ended, the blooms have gone

Every one killed by the morning frost

Was a cactus blooming there as you watched the native boy?

In a Flagstaff trailor court, you wrote the line

"He kicked a tumbleweed and his mother called him home

Where the Arizona moon met the Arizona sun"

"I wanted to be there by May at the latest time"

Isn't that the plan we had or have you changed your mind?

I haven't read a word from you since Phoenix or Tucson

April is over, will you tell me how long

Before I can be there...?

• Artist:10,000 Maniacs
• Album:In My Tribe