[Verse 1] The sun sits like a landlord on my back Counting every coin I never had My tongue's a stranger in my mouth My shadow left for cooler ground [Pre-Chorus] And the horizon keeps its promises Like a salesman with a suitcase full of sand [Chorus] Oh the golden country waits for me Where the rivers run but never reach Oh the golden country calls my name And the water turns before I drink [Post-Chorus] Dry, dry, dry, I keep walking Why, why, why, am I talking Dry, dry, dry, on the map in my hand Why, why, why, to a country of sand [Verse 2] I traded all my water for a map That pointed somewhere better than today The cacti wave like old acquaintances Who forgot my face but kept my name [Pre-Chorus] And the vultures circle one dry well While the sand writes my name on my skin [Chorus] Oh the golden country waits for me Where the rivers run but never reach Oh the golden country calls my name And the water turns before I drink [Post-Chorus] Dry, dry, dry, I keep walking Why, why, why, am I talking Dry, dry, dry, on the map in my hand Why, why, why, to a country of sand [Bridge] I dreamed of oceans I could swim I dreamed of rain upon my skin I dreamed of drinking deep and long But dreams are just the thirst turned into song [Verse 3] The sand became my second skin My thoughts grew thin and crystalline I saw my mother in a mirage She poured me nothing from an empty jar [Chorus] Oh the golden country waits for me Where the rivers run but never reach Oh the golden country calls my name And the water turns before I drink [Post-Chorus] Dry, dry, dry, I keep walking Why, why, why, am I talking Dry, dry, dry, on the map in my hand Why, why, why, to a country of sand [Outro] And as my final breath grew small I understood the truth of it all The golden country was not ahead It was the life I should have lived instead
