Mojave Song

Broken bone and liar's lead Caught off guard and left for dead Luck keeps turning as the light begins to dull And by healing hands I'm saved Pulled from my shallow grave I can feel reprisal aching through my skull Set my sights on shining spires Set out on the highways tired On the desert sands and ruined roads I roam And this old lonesome road Shall bring me what I'm owed These new empires on old stones shall be my home Under the Mojave sky I find a flag to fly To tip the odds and rig the game Deal another hand and play Every card a shift of circumstance Let every bettor stake their claim Deal another hand and play Stack the deck, I'm letting nothing fall to chance Atop the glistening tower Watching the struggles for power The house sees every deal Within this town Behind the gangs and the walls Keeping a close eye on all Old secrets buried in the underground To tip the odds and rig the game Deal another hand and play Every card a shift of circumstance Let every bettor stake their claim Deal another hand and play Stack the deck, I'm letting nothing fall to chance Lumbering across the west Ruined treasures repossessed Resurrect the old soul of America Laws and labour, structures tight Memories of faded might Resurrect the old soul of America And oh The bear is roving across the west Shadows loom All go soon to war From the chaos comes form and order From the many comes the one Out of the east prowl upon the borders Come to crush and overrun Brutal the bull, gouge out the weak Tongue of tyrant at the core Force of ancients, strike down the meek Raise the flags, the banners of war The banners of war So tip the odds and rig the game Deal another hand and play Every card a shift of circumstance Let every bettor stake their claim Deal another hand and play Stack the deck, I'm letting nothing fall to chance Scattered strays who've lost their meaning Brotherhoods who hide and horde Followers of help and healing The addicted lost and scorned The secluded rumbling thunder And the spite of prison bars And the vengeful eyes of wells run dry That watch me from afar Someday the change will come and wash the doubt away The heart of the desert will beat harder on this day