Those Golden Eyes (Night Ridin' Remix)

[Verse] I saw him in the morning pale Just past the wash, beyond the trail A lean old shape with lifted head He watched me where the sagebrush spread He moved like he had somewhere known A secret path to lead me home So I went after, sure and fast And left the only road I’d passed [Pre-Chorus] He’d pause a while, then slip from view Like all my fear had made him true I kept on thinking, just ahead That beast would bring me back to my homestead [Chorus] I followed that coyote west Believing he knew shelter best He’d wait, then vanish by and by And leave me staring at the sky The whole dry world just twists and lies Don’t trust those golden eyes They pull you on when daylight dies Don’t trust those golden eyes [Verse] He crossed the gulch, he climbed the seam Where heat runs wild and bends a dream I saw his tail, I heard his tread And took the turn he must have led But every bush looked like the last Each mile I swore would end the past The stones grew strange beneath my feet No sign of water, road, or street [Pre-Chorus] He’d stand atop a rise and wait Like mercy posted up by fate Then just as soon as I got near He’d leave me with the empty air [Chorus] I followed that coyote west Believing he knew shelter best He’d wait, then vanish by and by And leave me staring at the sky The whole dry world just twists and lies Don’t trust those golden eyes They pull you on when daylight dies Don’t trust those golden eyes [Bridge] My throat turned raw, my boots became worn The brush reached up and grabbed my torn Old shirt sleeve hem and trouser knee Like all the land was warning me He looked back once from cedar bare Like he was glad to find me there Not near my door, not near my own But somewhere God had never known [Chorus] I followed that coyote west Believing he knew shelter best From burning noon to moonlit rise I fed myself to all his lies The whole dry world just twists and lies Don’t trust those golden eyes I thought he’d lead me safely home Now I am farther gone [Outro] So if he waits beyond the bend Don’t take his trail, don’t call him friend He’ll make you think the way is wise Then leave you lost beneath strange skies