My Desert Bride - Tom McRae, Tom McRae & the Standing Band

My desert bride

We drove until the road ran dry

And twisted into dirt and sky

And fell into the shadow of this place

and I took your hand as you took mine

and swore upon the desert sky

on every star we were bound for life

and we sang oh oh

and you said

my heart aches with every word

yes and my hand shakes and

I cant hold my nerve, oh Lord

And here’s to you, your majesty

Your glory carved in ivory

A relic of charm, still bloodstained

Now were the ghosts of Cerro Gordo

Darwin, Bodie, Colorado

River rising in high plains

And we sand oh oh

And you said

My heart aches with every word

Yes and my hand shakes and

I can’t hold my nerve

And suddenly it’s easy to say goodbye

And suddenly it’s easy, my desert bride

Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord

Here no flowers mark your grave

Save cactus rose and purple sage

More spine than colour and sharp as knives

So sleep my love till trumpets sound

To call you from this dry ground

And raise you to me in my arms once more

And we sang, oh, oh

And you said

My heart aches with every word

Yes and my hand shakes and

I can’t hold my nerve and it’s not so easy

To watch you die, and it’s not so easy

My desert bride

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye