The Magic Beads

[Verse 1]
I reached the desert as the sun was rising
On the day that you were passing through
The caravan you travelled in was crowded
And I didn't like the people around you

[Verse 2]
Those people hushed me when I tried to call you
They pushed me back and would not let me through
And these thin arms weren't strong enough to part them
So back into the roadside rocks I withdrew

[Verse 3]
Sometimes I am nervous when the night comes
I hear so many noises that are new
But I try not to think of you too often
I try not to use the beads you threw

[Chorus]
But babe I conjured you up by mistake
I know that I'm supposed to wait
But when will I see you again?
When will I see you again?

[Verse 4]
In daytime I do dances for the tourists
I strike a pose I hope they can't ignore
My hope is to attract your caravan to me
And then beat them to your side before they know

[Verse 5]
Oh babe I'm really sitting by the road
I hug my knees and hope that I'll see you
I made up that bit about the dances
But it keeps me from using the beads you threw

[Chorus]
Oh babe I conjured you up by mistake
I know that I'm supposed to wait
But when will I see you again?
When will I see you again?

[Verse 6]
Your caravan told me I was not one of them
'Cause the way I talked was not part of their school
I made too much fun of California
Well—I made too much fun of paper tools

[Verse 7]
You yourself—you told me not to join them
You said I would do better where I was
But is this really true—I get so lonely
The only wine that fills me up is you

[Chorus]
But babe I conjured you up by mistake
I know that I'm supposed to wait
But when will I see you again?
When will I see you again?

[Verse 8]
I am not as nervous when the night comes (Night comes)
And darkness falls among these desert rocks
Even though I still touch your beads and wish for you
Waiting becomes easier than not

[Chorus]
But babe I conjured you up by mistake
I know that I'm supposed to wait
I just wanted to see you again
When will I see you?
When will I see you again, again, again?
When?