The Big Farewell

I was ready to cross that border

leave my babe behind

yes ready to cross that border

where I thought that I'd gold to grind

Well I told her 'bout the fortunes

that I was gonna get

and how I'd come and pick her up later

in a brand new Corvette

or maybe in a streamlined custom jet

and how I'd knot my bandana and not forget

She said did I remember those rainy mornings

on the by-pass out of this place

trying to flag down long-distance haulers

she her handbag and me my case

and how we'd dreamed about being somewhere

where we could tune in

and all the times we had to turn back

and give in once again

and now you tell me that you'll not forget

to come and get me in your new Corvette

But what was that shadow

- a rush in the street

was it a bat or a hobo that laid

beneath her pink silk-sheet

you know I really can't leave you

as your heart could stop to beat

yes, and the gold in your grind

is what in the end I really best need

Yes I went to see my babe

this would be the Big Farewell

many many teardrops I did expect

and love words to tell

you know, I left out all those

red-light streets with girls in procession

just to tell her who her sole was and

whole possession

and how I'd tell her not to fret

that I'd be back to get her in a jet...

But what was that movement?

a reflection on the blind

was it a cat or red-robin?

and what were those words

the gold in your grind

is what I really best need

you know I really can't leave you

as my heart would stop to beat

and the gold in your grind

is what I really best need

It was the Big Farewell.