Red Earth

Red earth A day comes and goes Our westward trail Is creeping into town Scarred land The sound of cars And even as I am aware So much is unknown Red earth Sometimes days just pass In searing heat And songs that make no sense Two days ago We sang until we slept Now we walk without a word So much is unknown We walk on meandering roads By vineyards and olive groves Towards the sunset coast The saints stand and we pass them by Pilgrims, we follow the way Until we fly home Red earth You were waiting at dawn My memories burn like torchlight At the start of a day You quenched my thirst I was touched by surprise So much is unknown