Horseback - Spencer Burton

A break in the sky, The horizon bled above - the dream was real, the storm gathered. The night rode on hellbound hooves, with vengeance in the saddle. A cracked whip, a grinding maw; A starved-eye stare and the weight of storms. No tomorrow! Only the trail - horseback, galloping to the pulse of the world. The thunder, the storms. A vengeance for the world's blood. A tower of flesh and bone - only blood for blood will sate the storm. At night they came, and brought with them thunder. A warcry for what was lost. At night they rode against oblivion, for a time that all forgot.

It's true, it's true, the crown has made it clear The climate must be perfect all the year A law was made a distant moon ago here July and August cannot be too hot And there's a legal limit to the snow here in Camelot The winter is forbidden till December And exits March the second on the dot By order, summer lingers through September in Camelot Camelot: Camelot I know it sounds a bit bizarre But in Camelot: Camelot That's how conditions are The rain may never fall till after sundown By eight, the morning fog must disappear In short, there's simply not a more congenial spot For happily ever after in than here in Camelot Camelot: Camelot I know it gives a person pause But in Camelot: Camelot Those are the legal laws The snow may never slush upon the hillside By nine p.m. the moonlight must appear In short, there's simply not a more congenial spot For happily ever after in than here in Camelot

I wrote you long love letters, Mama, I sent 'em on day by day Need you now even more than I did before As I'm lookin', here's your Daddy comin' With a big ole shotgun too Lovin' situtation look mighty poor So if'in you're really wonderin' what I'm doin' in your backyard I told you, Baby, I'd beat it home so soon But if you're really worryin' 'bout what I'm doin' in your backyard Come on out later, I'll show you by the light of the moon I had some dreams and fortune really, Mama, I got carried away And lookin' back even more than I did before As I'm leapin', creepin', hidin', sleepin' here's your Daddy with a shotgun too My lovin' situtation ain't nothin' but poor So if'in you're really worried 'bout what I'm doin' in your backyard I told you, Baby, I's beatin' it home so soon Well, if you're really worryin 'bout what I' m doin' in your backyard Come on out later, I'll show you by the light of the moon Baby, thinkin' 'bout really might be wonderin' why I'm standin' here cryin', Honey, lookin' in your backyard Don't ya worry 'bout nothin', ya got nothin' on your mind but me But as I'm layin' on my back about, thinkin' 'bout summertime gettin' back all the way Everything I see, a-honey, reminding me Come on get your lovin' man, come on get him while he's hot, get him on the run Babe, I here your lookin' but really too blind to see, oh, but hey, what ya gonna think About wham-bam, thank you Maam, where you goin' on the Wildwood trail Everything I see, a-honey, reminding me Baby, might be thinkin' 'bout, really livin' back, layin' back, standin' in your backyard Told you, baby, I's beatin' it home so soon If you're really wonderin' what I'm doin' in your backyard Come on out later, babe, I'll show you by the light of the moon

Burch magic has wrapped you around in a circle Not different yet really quite never the same You got to learn about losin' and throwin' it all away And tryin' just a bit too hard And I can feel myself slippin' When I think about what's deep in her eyes Lord, Lord, Lord, I been draggin' my heels down a different road I'm tryin' to be more than her friend If I could straighten out long enough to know who I am I'd bring my wrong feelings to an end Bring 'em to an end, Lord Bringin' my feelings to an early end, early end My feelings hittin' early end, Lord Burch magic has you wrapped around on its finger Not different yet really quite never the same You got to learn about wonderin' and dividing your time Emotion just a-startin' to show And I can feel myself slippin' When I think about what's deep in her mind Boo hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo, hoo hoo hoo...

Said I'm scared, Lord I'm scared, I'm terrified Never been much on religion But I sure enough would like to hear the call I'm scared, Lordy Lord, I'm shakin', I'm petrified Never been much on religion But I sure enough just fell down on my knees I heard the singin' Something about good will toward men And even Sleepin' in heavenly peace Stopped by to see Saint Thomas On a cold and dreary New York afternoon Something in the air was oh, so rare I don't know what it was But I know that it's still right there I'm scared, Lordy Lord I'm shakin', I'm terrified Never been much on religion But I sure enough just fell down on my knees Livin' in confusion Searching for truth that I never found I needed, something to really believe Looked toward the heavens On a dark and stormy winter afternoon Somethin' in the air was oh, so rare I'm not really sure what it was But I know for sure that it's still right there I'm scared, he-e-e-ey I'm terrified Never been much on religion But I sure enough just fell down on my knees I'm scared, you know I'm shakin' I'm layin' awake thinkin' about it now I'm terrified Never been much on religion But I sure enough would like to hear the call Come on now, give me a sign you're listening to me You hear me talking, you hear me crying And it's confusing to me Lord, I'm terrified Never been much on religion But I sure enough just fell down on my knees