Blood Under the Redwoods

Down by the river where the redwoods grow high The hawk and the eagle make rings in the sky I watched my own blood soak into the ground My throat has been cut so you won't hear a sound Here's where my Lover he led me today Here's where he told me, "There is no other way" And he "still loves" me, he says Drove me up here under the clear Sunday sky Here for a picnic and away from his wife He paid the Yosemite National Guard Then led me on foot and here broke my heart Here's where my Lover he led me today Here's where he told me, "There is no other way" And he "still loves" me, he says Now all who have eyes come and witness the sight My Lover he gathered his courage and might Now I watch my own tears soak into the ground The world's getting blurry and I can't hear a sound Put his hand on my stomach and said, "If it wasn't for this we could go on in a lover's enchanted bliss but my wife doesn't know and she's fragile as it is" Then my Lover leaned in and betrayed me with a kiss And he "still loves" me he says