Black Mountain Ballad

When the night wind rustles the faraway eaves

Rolling down the long valley through the cottonwood trees

And the wild river rises with last season's rains

I awake in the darkness and call your name

I lie awake, and I know that sleep won't come soon

I watch the headlights crawl up and down the wall of my lonely room

I think of that club by the river where we danced on and on

I swore our love could last forever, and you laughed on and on

There's a highway over yonder, lit by a moon pale and cold

Where together we would wander before our love grew old

There were roadside stands and a hundred faces we would never know

But we held tight to each other, and you said, "John, I love you so"

I wanna weep, but the tears won't run

I wanna sleep, but the sleep don't come

Last night, I stood on Black Mountain and looked out to the sea

Where the waters of the Mystery River go rushing endlessly

All she said was, "I'm sorry, Joe, but I gotta go"

We had it once, but we ain't got it anymore