October Sun Lyrics

Well, the fields are burning in the October sun

In the smoke-filled skies of tomorrow

He spent the last 3 years of his life on the run

Without a suitcase to borrow

He follows the river brown with mud

And hides from the men who would follow

He knows that he'll never see her again

On the banks of the old Colorado

Oh, Vaquero what will you sing?

Now that your freedom is gone

Taken in death for a gold wedding ring

And the words of another man's song

All his life he was with her or so it seemed

Now he breathes only sorrow

He's tired of livin' his meaningless dreams

And the smoke-filled skies of tomorrow

Somewhere in Autumn's restless quiet

When the hills are hidden by shadow

He walks through the day and the half-moon nights

To sleep in a graveyard hollow

Oh, Vaquero what will you dream?

Now that your spirit has fallen

The sparrow's song ain't what it seems

After a single heart stolen

Well, the fields are burning in the October sun