You are my cottonflower You are the one for ever Your smile is like a little wrinkle Don't suffer babe, just let it trickle This is my lucky hour Let us spend it together You keep me warm each time I travel You give me shelter from the drizzle Sing this song for you to sing when I'm gone I'm bleeding bleeding hard You are my cottonflower I ain't nothing but a lonely rider I do not know who is right who is wrong Sing this song for you to sing when I'm gone I am your purple spider My holes are getting wider Even though I hear the robins crying I don't worry 'cause I'm only dying Sing this song for you to sing when I'm gone It don't hurt no more Ma You've seen a thousand like me I'm not the first one I'm not the only one The best one The worst one And last one You've seen a thousand like me Won't you turn off your T.V. I ain't nothing but a lonely soldier I don't know who is right who is wrong Sing this song for you to sing when I'm gone I'm gone, now I'm gone I'm gone You are my cottonflower You are my cottonflower Farewell cottonflower Ants are riding on my chest Soon I'll return to dust and rest