Somewhere by the water's edge
I found out what nearby meant
Somewhere off the railroad tracks
I learned how to drink the line

We threw it all in the train
And hit the the pipe in the back
Vanilla lingers from captain and the name it stays
The others thought I was sick
I stumbled out in the dark
And then I found corruption and it hurt my heart

Lady span the seas with grace
And keep us feeling full
The cabins that would house our games
Were quiet when I came

Let's take a run to the horse
And then we'll smoke some tabac
I see a couple of portraits
And the name it stays

A little island away
Is where I gathered my leaves
And then I found corruption
And the name it stays

Fire and ashes in a wooden place
Where the boats are for staking claims
Guns and stories for the weak at heart
And a guitar that you can't play

The tunes grow old and the dead won't die
We've got marriage on our minds
I write my name on the cabin wall
And its christened with lies