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