Well I wandered alone through a desert of stone
And I dreamt of my future wife
My sword´s in my hand and I´m next in command
In this version of death called life
My plate and my cup are right straight up
I took a rose from the hand of a child
When I kiss your lips, the honey drips
But I´m gonna have to put you down for a while

Every day we meet on any old street
And you´re in your girlish prime
The short and the tall are coming to the ball
I go there all the time
Behind every tree, there´s something to see
The river is wider than a mile
I tried you twice, you can´t be nice
I´m gonna have to put you down for a while

Here come the nurse with money in her purse
Here come the ladies and men
You push it all in and you´ve no chance to win
You play ´em on down to the end
I´m laying in the sand getting a sunshine tan
Moving along riding in style
From my toes to my head, you knock me dead
I´m gonna have to put you down for a while

I count the years and I shed no tears
I´m blinded to what might have been
Nature´s voice makes my heart rejoice
Play me the wild song of the wind
I found hopeless love in the room above
When the sun and the weather were miled
You´re as fine as wine, I ain´t handing you no line
But I´m gonna have to put you down for a while

All the merry little elves can go hang themselves
My faith is as cold as can be
I´m stacked high to the roof and I´m not without proof
If you don´t believe me, come see
You think I´m blue, I think so too
In my words, you´ll find no guile
The game´s gotten old, the deck´s gone cold
And I´m gonna have to put you down for a while

The game´s gotten old, the deck´s gone cold
I´m gonna have to put you down for a while