My desert bride We drove until the road ran dry And twisted into dirt and sky And fell into the shadow of this place And I took your hand as you took mine And swore upon the desert sky On every star we were bound for life And we sang oh oh And you said My heart aches with every word Yes and my hand shakes and I cant hold my nerve, oh Lord And here's to you, your majesty Your glory carved in ivory A relic of charm, still bloodstained Now were the ghosts of Cerro Gordo Darwin, Bodie, Colorado River rising in high plains And we sand oh oh And you said My heart aches with every word Yes and my hand shakes and I can't hold my nerve And suddenly it's easy to say goodbye And suddenly it's easy, my desert bride Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord Here no flowers mark your grave Save cactus rose and purple sage More spine than colour and sharp as knives So sleep my love till trumpets sound To call you from this dry ground And raise you to me in my arms once more And we sang, oh, oh And you said My heart aches with every word Yes and my hand shakes and I can't hold my nerve and it's not so easy To watch you die, and it's not so easy My desert bride Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye