Kathleen

[Verse 1]
Lay down my head by the wayside
My worn out shoes
Quite why she went I can't decide
Yeah but I sure could use

[V2]
One plate of food steaming and hot
Clean linen ironed
On a fresh made bed but I ain't got
One salty dime, one salty dime
One salty dime

[V3 (enter Jolie Holland)]
Just close your eyes it won't take long
It won't hurt a bit
Telling myself I could be strong
Or some such brave bullshit

[V4]
Trucks are roaring by I'm a red ghost
In their tail light gleam
I'm a tumbleweed I'm a spit roast
Just turning in your flame

[Hook]
Oh my darling Kathleen

[Bridge]
Cars they sound like waves that are breaking
On some distant shore
I gazed so hard into the great aching sky
It seemed like I wasn't here no more

[V5]
That my rushing blood was a river
My eyes two stars
My blowing hair all a quiver
A whispering field of grass

[Outro w Hook]
That murmurs as you pass
Oh my darling Kathleen
That whispers out your name
Oh my darling Kathleen
Oh my darling Kathleen