The Magic Beads Lyrics - Singles - Jane Siberry

I reached the desert as the sun was rising 

On the day that you were passing through 

The caravan you traveled in was crowded 

I didn't like the people around you 

Those people hushed me when I tried to call you 

The pushed me back and would not let me through 

And these thin arms weren't strong enough to part them 

So back into the roadside rocks I withdrew 

Sometimes I am nervous when the night comes 

I hear so many noises that are new 

But I try not to think of you too often 

I try not to use the beads you threw 

Oh, babe I conjured you up by mistake 

I know that I'm supposed to wait 

But when will I see you again 

In daytime I do dances for the tourists 

I strike a pose I hope they can't ignore 

My hope is to attract your caravan to me 

And then beat them to your side before they know 

Oh, babe I'm really sitting by the road 

I hug my knees and hope that I'll see you 

I made up that bit about the dances 

But it keeps me from using the beads you threw 

Oh, babe I conjured you up by mistake 

I know that I'm supposed to wait 

But when will I see you again 

Your caravan told me I was not one of them 

Because the way I talked was not part of their school 

I made too much fun of California 

Well, I made too much fun of paper tools 

You yourself you told me not to join them 

You said I would do better where I was 

But is this really true I get so lonely 

The only wine that fills me up is you 

Oh, babe I conjured you up by mistake 

I know that I'm supposed to wait 

But when will I see you again 

I am not as nervous when the night comes 

And darkness falls among these desert rocks 

Even though I still touch your beads and wish for you 

Waiting becomes easier than not 

Oh, babe I conjured you up by mistake 

I know that I'm supposed to wait 

I just wanted to see you again 

But when will I see you again, when?