Sand and Foam

[Verse 1]

The sun was goin' down behind a tattooed tree

And the simple act of an oar's stroke put diamonds in the sea

And all because of the phosphorus there in quantity

As I dug you diggin' me in Mexico

[Verse 2]

There in the valley of Scorpi, beneath the cross of jade

Smoking on the seashell pipe the gypsies had made

We sat, and we dreamed a while of smugglers bringing wine

In that crystal thought time in Mexico

[Verse 3]

Sitting in a chair of bamboo, sipping grenadine

Straining my eyes for a surfacing submarine

Kingdoms of ants walk across my feet

I'm a-shakin' in my seat in Mexico

[Verse 4]

Grasshoppers creaking in the velvet jungle night

Microscopic circles in the fluid of my sight

Watching a black-eyed native girl cut and trim the lamp

Valentino vamp in Mexico

[Verse 1]

The sun was goin' down behind a tattooed tree

And the simple act of an oar's stroke put diamonds in the sea

And all because of the phosphorus there in quantity

I dug you diggin' me in Mexico