Mercury flows through the night The river the ribbon the mirror the mind Breathes in as you breathe out a sigh You take off the mask one last time A blackguard hard as they come This life in the line is alright for some Nail-clipping moon in the green dawn sky Calls out to loving from out to inside He holds the earth course in his hands She tries to catch as he lets fall the sand Rise up and let yourself be The only delusion that he couldn’t see He knows your endeavours you know his delight But the scars he says won’t give up the fight And he stands apart offers to the night
What do cowboys highwaymen Have in common? they want to see you again
The lost days getting so hard Losing the hard way not losing enough Mean women in the heart of the land Won’t take a chance won’t make a stand For a blackguard hollowed out in the rough A month of Sundays wouldn’t be enough To show you the holding in the early morn To take you up to where the sky is torn The breasts of illusion the shift that you seek The bold have been ruined by one who is meek As you watch his face light up or down You see Saturn’s rings have been circling around The lines of your face are mine he insists A breath of forgiveness you mock with a twist Instead of beliefs why not leave it be? Believing as much won’t make him leave It’s true that the dawn is exploding at last It’s true when they say the future’s the past The race to an ending can never be won Here is the earth now let fall the gun The blackguard the prodigal one
What do cowboys highway men Have in common? they want to see you again
Blackguard you shoot from the hip The truth still not quite close enough to exist Stockholm syndrome or spoil for a fight You can’t have it both ways not tonight And every dog has his day though that day surely dies Everybody knows there’s a way to stay true to the night The slip of the senses the trick that they play They slip through your defences they get through to the place The sun still burns in your eyes the kiss still burns on your cheek You taste the sliver of redemption but there’s no sleight in this release The life you were born to the dust you become Steel yourself for a moment I will go I’m undone Deep promise you keep in your hand Of real love when you know when you can
What do cowboys highwaymen Have in common? they want to see you again