Mad Man Moon

[Verse 1]

Was it summer when the river ran dry

Or was it just another dam?

When the evil of a snowflake in June

Could still be a source of relief

Oh, how I love you, I once cried long ago

But I was the one who decided to go

To search beyond the final crest

Though I'd heard it said just birds could dwell so high

[Verse 2]

So I pretended to have wings for my arms

And took off in the air

I flew to places which the clouds never see

Too close to the deserts of sand

Where a thousand mirages, the shepherds of lies

Forced me to land and take a disguise

I would welcome a horses kick to send me back

If I could find a horse not made of sand

[Chorus]

If this desert's all there'll ever be

Then tell me what becomes of me

A fall of rain?

That must have been another of your dreams

A dream of mad man moon

[Instrumental Break]

[Bridge]

Hey man, I'm the sand man

And, boy, have I news for you

They're gonna throw you in jail and you know they can't fail

'Cause sand is thicker than blood

But a prison in sand is a haven in Hell

For a jail can give you a goal

And a goal can find you a role on the muddy pitch in Newcastle

Where it rains so much you can't wait for a touch

Of sun and sand

Sun and sand

[Verse 3]

Within the valley of shadowless death

They pray for thunderclouds and rain

But to the multitude who stand in the rain

Heaven is where the sun shines

The grass will be greener till the stems turn to brown

And thoughts will fly higher till the Earth brings them down

Forever caught in desert lands

One has to learn to disbelieve the sea

[Chorus]

If this desert's all there'll ever be

Then tell me what becomes of me

A fall of rain?

That must have been another of your dreams

A dream of mad man moon