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In The Desert lyrics

R.J. Johnson/B. Lee
When I am older
When I am 94
I m gonna die in the desert
That s what the desert s for
And there ll be no water
No rain, no hail, no tears
Cos it never rains in the desert
Like it has where I live here
I look up and see a million stars in the sky
Not a sound but the ringing in my ears when I die
In the desert
That s what the desert s for
When I am older
When I am 98
I m gonna die in the city
That s why the city s great
And there ll be no silence
To make me stop and fear
Cos it s never quiet in the city
Like it is where I live here
I look out and see all the traffic passing by
The smog in the air and the lights
When I die in the city
That s why the city s great
When I am older
When I am 99
I m gonna die in the country
That s why the country s mine
And there ll be no concrete
Just green trees and some cows
Cos it s never hard in the country
Like it is where I live now
But if I die tonight in my bed
Still in this town
And all these sounds in my head
I ll never have been to the desert, the city
the country to die there
Because I was busy and blind
And I did not find the time
And I would not have felt alive
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