Lake of Stars Lyrics

I took I-10 East from El Paso

Then I turned south at Van Horn

I had never been to West Texas

But I bless the day I was born

Just to see that sky at night

Far from all the city lights

I pulled over near Alpine

Where the air's cool and thin

I climbed on top of my car

Took a breath and dove in

Swimming in a lake of stars

Swimming in a lake of stars

Out beyond the moon and Mars

Into the deepest blue

Gliding through the galaxies

Andromeda and Pleiades

Floating easy as you please

Back to this world of ours

Swimming in a lake of stars

I looked into the eyes of Orion

And saw mysterious things

Didn't turn around till morning

When I touched Pegasus' wings

Just before the light of day

My hair was full of Milky Way

My skin seemed to shimmer

With a silvery light

I know that all of my days

I will remember that night

Swimming in a lake of stars

Swimming so light

Swimming so easy

Aquarius above

And Pisces beneath me

I floated back to Earth

Like the mortal I am

But damn

West Texas isn't kidding around