[Verse 1] Mustard dust on the courtyard stones Tall walls leaning like tired bones Seven dark backs move in a line Carrying dusk through the market time [Pre-Chorus] You tied the blue cloth under my chin Said, “Keep your eyes on the road we’re in” [Chorus] Walk with me past the painted gate Past the wells where the water waits If the far road takes what we know I’ll leave one lamp where the camels go [Verse 2] A red door opens, then closes slow Someone counts coins by the orange glow Your silver cup has a crack at the rim Still you pour the last drop for him [Pre-Chorus] The old stone tower throws one long shade Across the tracks our caravan made [Chorus] Walk with me past the painted gate Past the wells where the water waits If the far road takes what we know I’ll leave one lamp where the camels go [Bridge] No map can name every bend in the sand No hand can hold what was never planned But your voice stays clear in the evening air A small bright promise I can carry there [Final Chorus] Walk with me past the painted gate Past the wells where the water waits When the pale hills rise and the red winds blow I’ll leave one lamp where the camels go [Outro] Mustard dust, a fading trail Your blue cloth lifting like a little sail
