Lyrics

The night of Santiago And I was passing through So I took her to the river As any man would do She said she was a virgin What wasn't what I heard But I'm not the Inquisition I took her at her word And yes she lied about it all Her children and her husband You were meant to judge the world Forgive me what I wasn't The lights went out behind us The fireflies undressed The broken sidewalk ended I touched her sleeping breasts They opened to mе urgently Like lilies from thе dead Behind a fine embroidery Her nipples rose like bread Her petticoat was starched and loud And crushed between her legs It thundered like a living cloud Beset by razor blades No silver light to plate their leaves The trees grew wild and high A file of dogs patrolled the beach To keep the night alive We passed the thorns and berry bush The reeds and prickly pear I made a hollow in the earth To nest her dampened hair Then I took off my necktie And she took off her dress My belt and pistol set aside We tore away the rest Her skin was oil and ointments And brighter than a shell Your gold and glass appointments Will never shine so well Her thighs they slipped away from me Like schools of startled fish Though I've forgotten half my life I still remember this That night I ran the best of roads Upon a mighty charger But very soon I'm overthrown And she's become the rider Now, as a man I won't repeat The things she said aloud Except for this, my lips are sealed forever And for now And soon there's sand in every kiss And soon the dawn is ready And soon the night surrenders To a daffodil machete I gave her something pretty And waited till she laughed I wasn't born a gypsy To make a woman sad I didn't fall in love of course It's never up to you But she was walking back and forth And I was passing through When I took her to the river In her virginal apparel When I took her to the river On the night of Santiago And yes she lied about her life Her children and her husband You were born to get it right Forgive me but I wasn't The night of Santiago And I was passing through And I took her to the river As any man would do