Grab my knee and look at me And try to tell me I’ll be home soon Asleep in my bed and unstoned I’m tired of me this way I don’t know what I’ve gotten into But I’m glad it’s now instead of sooner This desert heat has crowded me strong With a wish I had for winter It’s not as gentle as it sounds As though it sounded yesterday When I heard a leaf of my life hit the ground And as a bottle cap flew from my fingers I don’t know what I’ve gotten in to But I’m glad it’s now instead of sooner This desert heat has crowded me strong With a wish I had for winter And the sands blew in my eyes I stood on the edge and looked down to see The light of a new life, shinning up on me With a wish that I had The sand blew in my eyes