Castilleja

Oh, Castilleja You're a prairie fire dancing in the wind But you're cold as a High Sierra Every time I try to bring your flower in I promised you the gold in California On a painted horse with reins of silver thread But if I can't steal your heart, Castilleja I'll end up with a price upon my head You were bold, Castilleja When I saw you at Mojave's drinking slow Full of poison like an arrow Was just trying to say how much I love you so I promised you the gold in California On a painted horse with reins of silver thread But if I can't steal your heart, Castilleja I'll haunt you like a fugitive instead Two strangers make one darkened shadow That moved against the papered wall When suddenly, there loomed another And Castilleja came to fall So I lit out east of Inyo To where the highway turns to sand And there I met that heartless devil Your desert flower in his hand And I was quick, like a streak of lightning I fired first and then he fell Now I dream of Castilleja A secret I will never tell I promised you the gold in California On a painted horse with reins of silver thread But if I can't steal your heart Castilleja I'll ghost this world long after I'm dead Oh, Castilleja Oh, Castilleja Oh, Castilleja