The Desert Song

Keith Michael Roberts, copyright 1976 - .

A million stars in the desert sky,
smiling silently, they pass you by
on their way home,
on your way.

The dreams of a lifetime, they leave you here,
strawberry fantasies and funeral fears
all seem so clear,
then they’re gone . . .

where the wind blows so kindly
on an Indian summer’s night,
wood fire flames take you
on their way to the sky.

A cactus flower in the desert sand,
the dulcimer rings from a lady’s hand
into night song.
As she sings along,

castles of concrete appear in the air,
the face of a young man who once lived there,
seems so clear,
then he’s gone . . .

where the wind blows so kindly
on an Indian summer’s night,
wood fire flames take you
on their way to the sky.

A million stars in the desert sky,
smiling silently, they pass you by
on their way home,
on your way.

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