Flying Cowboys Lyrics - Flying Cowboys - Rickie Lee Jones

Down there by the river is a man 

Whose horn is twisted into shapes 

Unknown to the wicked and the wise 

And he bears the look of an animal 

Who's seen things no animal 

Should ever see 

He has been driven beyond all towns 

And all systems 

Until now though it is long past too far 

He keeps going 

Because it's a desert 

Because it's a desert 

We come to the river 

We'll walk away from all this now 

We come to the water 

We'll walk away from all this now 

She first saw him he was standing in the doorway 

Illuminated from behind by a light 

Though imaginary posses 

Chased them to these distant adobes 

Standing on the cliffs today 

I thought I saw you below 

Walking by the river 

My shadow growing smaller 

It's a desert because 

Because it's a desert 

They'll be asking us about it forever 

I guess 

We come to the river 

We'll walk away from all this now 

Come to the water 

We'll walk away from all this now 

Long coats on the prairie 

Lying in the dust 

Who can I turn to? 

Who can I trust? 

Were you walking on the water? 

Playing in the sun? 

But the world is turning faster 

Than it did when I was young 

When I was young 

Oh, when I was young 

I was a wild, wild one 

When I was young