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THE PAINTED DESERT
Natalie Merchant/Christian Burial Music 1987
the painted desert
can wait till summer
we've played this game of just imagine long enough
wait till summer?

when I'm sure the rains have ended
the blooms have gone
everyone killed by the morning frost

is a cactus blooming there
in every roadside stand
where the big deal is cowboy gear
sewn in Japan?

the painted desert
can wait till summer
we've played this game of just imagine long enough
wait till summer?

when I'm sure the rains have ended
the blooms have gone
everyone killed by the morning frost

is a cactus blooming there
upon the northern rim
or in the ruins of the Hopi mesa dens?

you met a new friend in the canyon
(or so you wrote)
on a blanket in the cooling sand
you and your friend agreed that
the stars were so many there
they seemed to overlap

the painted desert
can wait till summer
we've played this game of just imagine long enough
wait till summer?

when I am sure the rain has ended
the blooms have gone
everyone killed by the morning frost

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