Out where the creek turn shallow and sandy
And the moon comes skimmin´ away the stars
When the mesquite comes rushin´ over the hilltops
Straight into my arms
Straight into my arms

I´m ridin´ hard carryin´ a cache of roses
A fresh map that I made
Now I´m gonna get birth naked and bury my old soul
And dance on it´s grave
And dance on it´s grave

It´s been a long time comin´, my dear
It´s been a long time comin´, but now it´s here
And now it´s here

Well my daddy he was just a stranger
Lived in a hotel downtown
Well when I was a kid he was just somebody
Somebody I´d see around
Somebody I´d see around

Well now down below and pullin´ on my shirt
Yeah I got some kids of my own
Well if I had one wish for you in this god forsaken world, kid
It´d be that your mistakes will be your own
That your sins will be your own

It´s been a long time comin´, my dear
It´s been a long time comin´, but now it´s here
And now it´s here

(Whoaaa)

Out ´neath the arms of Cassiopeia*
Where the sword of Orion sweeps
It´s me and you, Rosie, cracklin´ like crossed wires
And you breathin´ in your sleep
And you breathin´ in your sleep

Well there´s just a spark of a campfire left burnin´
Two kids in a sleeping bag beside
Reach ´neath your shirt, put my hands across your belly and feel
Another one kickin´ inside
And I ain´t gonna fuck it up this time

It´s been a long time comin´, my dear
It´s been a long time comin´, but now it´s here
It´s been a long time comin´, my dear
It´s been a long time comin´, but now it´s here

(Whoaaa)