Gone Like Rain

With downcast eyes

The multitude sat

As the cattle cars pulled

Along the rusty tracks

One raised his hand

In the fading light

Said, excuse me sir

This doesn't seem right

Now he's...

Gone like whispers

Gone like rain

Gone like the faithful

While the faithless remain

Gone like the stone

The builder refused

Gone and overdue

There's a river in Texas

With a strong undertow

No one crosses it to freedom

No one pans for gold

Its waters are clear

But its waters are cold

Its current is swift

And no one knows where it goes

It's just...

Gone like whispers

Gone like rain

Gone like the faithful

While the faithless remain

Gone like the stone

The builder refused

Gone and overdue

In a cold desert corner

Don't appear on no map

Coyote's scream

Rips the night in half

He hears the devil coming

Footsteps on the path

So he chews off his own leg

To get out of the trap

And he's...

Gone like whispers

Gone like rain

Gone like the faithful

While the faithless remain

Gone like the stone

The builder refused

Gone and overdue