Lyrics

In a dust-ridden town, propped on the wind
An old troubadour sings a young man’s lament
He strums his guitar, with a lonesome tune
Dreams of a place that he left too soon
 
Through canyons deep, and agave bloom
Echoes a voice familiar and true
He walks the trails, with the centuries tall
A lifetime ago if it happened at all

Oh take me back, land of my dreams
Where the desert still whispers and the river still sings
There’s still a taste in the cool morning air
And I know its out there somewhere
 
The Rio it flows with the desert’s own blood
His secret starts where justice was done
A love that was cast under stars big and bright
The same stars that let him escape with his life
 
Oh take me back to the girl of my dreams
I still hear her whisper on your distant breeze
A hint of her perfume still floats on the air
And I know she’s out there somewhere
Take me back
 
He still strums that guitar, in a land so vast
Deep down he knows, that his time has past
One day soon, he'll find his way home
He sends up a desperate prayer of a song
 
Oh take me back, land of my dreams
Where the desert still whispers and the river still sings
Nobody listens, nobody cares
Still I know its out there somewhere
Take me back