I came in from the East with the sun in my eyes
I gave him my blanket and he gave me his word
He said, "Are you lookin' for somethin' easy to catch?"
He said, "There's a body I'm tryin' to find
Blinded by sleep and in need of a bed
For the wild unknown country where I could not go wrong
I said, "Where are we goin'?", he said "We'd be back by the fourth"
How she told me that one day we would meet up again
If I only could hang on and just be her friend
I came to a high place of darkness and light
'Twas then that I knew what he had on his mind
We set out that night for the cold in the North
When I took up his offer I musta been mad
What drives me to you is what drives me insane
Isis, oh, Isis, you mystical child
A man in the corner approached me for a match
She said, "You gonna stay", I said, "If you want me to, yes"
Threw him down in the hole and I put back the cover
I said, "That's the best news that I've ever heard"
Then I rode back to find Isis just to tell her I love her
She was there in the meadow where the creek used to rise
If I carry it out it'll bring a good price"
She said, "Where ya been?", I said, "No place special"
I broke into the tomb but the casket was empty
Dividing line ran through the center of town
I was thinkin' about turquoise, I was thinkin' about gold
I hitched up my pony to a post on the right
I said a quick prayer and I felt satisfied
I said, "I got no money", he said, "That ain't necessary"
I cursed her one time then I rode on ahead
There was no jewels, no nothin', I felt I'd been had
We came to the pyramids, all embedded in ice
I knew right away he was not ordinary
As we rode through the canyons, through the devilish cold
When he died I was hopin' that it wasn't contagious
So I cut off my hair and I rode straight away
When I saw that my partner was just bein' friendly
I was thinkin' about diamonds and the world's biggest necklace
I still can't remember all the best things she said
She said, "You look different", I said, "Well, I guess"
The wind it was howlin' and the snow was outrageous
We chopped through the night and we chopped through the dawn
She said, "You been gone", I said,"That's only natural"
I still can remember the way that you smiled
I was thinkin' about Isis, how she thought I was so reckless
But I made up my mind that I had to go on
Went into a laundry to wash my clothes down
And things would be different the next time we wed
I picked up his body and I dragged him inside
