Lucinda

Well they call me William the Pleaser
I sold opium, fireworks and lead
Now I'm telling my troubles to strangers
When the shadows get long I be deadNow her hair was as black as a bucket of tar
Her skin as white as a cuttlefish bone
I left Texas to follow Lucinda
Now I'll never see heaven or homeI made a wish on a sliver of moonlight
A sly grin and a bowl full of stars
like a kid who captures a firefly
And leaves it only to die in a jarAs I kick at the clouds at my hanging
As I swing out over the crowd
I will search every face for Lucinda's
And she'll go off with me down to hellI tought I'd broke loose of Lucinda
Rain returned and so did the wind
I cast this burden on the God that's within me
And I'll leave this old world and go freeThe devil dances inside empty pockets
But she didn't want money or pearls
Boy that wasn't enough for Lucinda
She wasn't that kind of girlNow I've fallen from grace for Lucinda
Who'd ever tought that hell would be so cold?
I did well for an old tin can sailor
But she wanted the bell in my soulI've spoken to God on the mountain
And I swam in the irish sea
I ate fire and drank from the Gange
I beg them all for mercy for meI tought I'd broke loose of Lucinda
Rain returned and so did the wind
I was standing outside the white house
And man I was afraid to go inI heard someone pull the trigger
Her breast heaved in the moonlight again
There was a smear of gold in the window
And then I was the jewel of her sinThey call me William the Pleaser
I sold opium, fireworks and lead
Now I'm telling my troubles to strangers
When the shadows get long I be deadNow her hair was as black as a bucket of tar
Her skin as white as a cuttlefish bone
I left Texas to follow Lucinda
I know I'll never see heaven or home
No I'll never see heaven or home
No I'll never never see heaven or home