Her eyes are closed now 
 That final breath is near 
 She lets go of my hand  
And I'm falling to a sea of tears
And search for the trail that we both riding 
Lost sometime ago  
Now I'm stranded on the mountain's edge 
And there's only one way back
Down and down I go 
Into the ground where the bad seeds are sown  
And take route and pull me further in
Long and long and longer it takes 
 Good luck's gone and there's no more brakes 
 Just the ground beneath that shakes and gives way
Swallowed up home 
 There ain't much now I can pull  
No stuntman surprises or Houdini that disguises  
For death defying escape
Avoid the tap on the shoulder  
From that one with the long black cape
Just to see those eyes of her shine  
Is worth any sum or length of time  
That would fill that space 
Where her love once flowed
But the more I resist 
The further and further I drift 
Get swept out in the riptide  
Where my heart in me wants  
To lie 'neath the waves of sorrow and tears
Sink to the bottom and linger there the rest of my years  
Walk among the mild sea bones 
Of my fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers  
Feel their blood flowing, they send the soul its way