Calexico

Stray

Calexico


It rained the whole day he spent at his lover's grave 
Said his goodbyes to her family and friends 
Packed his things in a rusted car 
And rode off in the rain 
Came upon a church in ruin 
With an old man dwelling within 
Who said, "watch where you stray my friend" 
Old man spoke of meanings lost and without name 
Never shifting from their worn and weathered place 
What was found in the endless serach 
For truth behind the tale 
Beneath the ash and ember lies only one story to tell 
Watch where you stray my friend 
There's a flower that grows in a cave 
So lovely to see but need to be saved 
Its' beautiful blossom will wither and die 
If ever this flower leave the darkness for daylight