The Farewell Party

[Verse 1] She rode a '48 Panhead hardtail First time I seen her, she was skiddin' over a bed of nails On the skin 'neath her left sleeve bloomed three roses We held a farewell party at the station There, in the hour of her transfiguration It was a fifth of tequila, a bouquet of azaleas Don't we all dream of a life somewhere untouched by our failures? [Verse 2] We mixed our blood together in the sand Found a little house down off thе Calle Grande Slept on a bеd of scarred spirits and twisted bones I loved her like it was a disease I came crawlin' on my knees 'Til you had me waist deep and sinkin' in your river of doubt You change your name and your face, but here, your fears find you out [Bridge] They come like old ghosts in the night Lead us away from our own blessed light To strip away the love our darkness veils Leave us with nothin' but blood and skin beneath our nails [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Tonight, I got your '48 up, two kicks and she starts I'm rushin' out 'neath a canopy of empty stars All I'm thinkin' of is you, babe Well, those three roses come back to me again Like you, me, and what might've been Pushin' out past the desert bars and lettuce farms Wind in the mesquite comes rushin' over the hilltops straight into my arms [Instrumental Outro]