Ain't Talkin'

As I walked out tonight in the mystic garden

The wounded flowers were danglin' from the vine

I was passin' by yon cool, crystal fountain

Someone hit me from behind

Ain't talkin', just walkin'

Through this weary world of woe

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

No one on earth would ever know

They say prayer has the power to heal, so pray for the mother

In the human heart, an evil spirit can dwell

I'ma tryin' to love my neighbor and do good unto others

But, oh, mother, things ain't goin' well

Ain't talkin', just walkin'

I'll burn that bridge before you can cross

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

There'll be no mercy for you, once you've lost

Now, I'm all worn down by weepin'

My eyes are filled with tears, my lips are dry

If I catch my opponents ever sleepin'

I'ma just slaughter 'em where they lie

Ain't talkin', just walkin'

Through the world, mysterious and vague

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Walkin' through the cities of the plague

Well, the whole world is filled with speculation

The whole wide world, which people say is round

They will tear your mind away from contemplation

They will jump on your misfortune when you're down

Ain't talkin', just walkin'

Eatin' hog-eyed grease in a hog-eyed town

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Someday, you'll be glad to have me around

They will crush you with wealth and power

Every wakin' moment, you could crack

I'll make the most of one last extra hour

I'll avenge my father's death and I'll step back

Ain't talkin', just walkin'

Hand me down my walkin' cane

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Got to get you out of my miserable brain

All my loyal and my much-loved companions

They approve of me and share my code

I practice a faith that's been long abandoned

Ain't no altars on this long and lonesome road

Ain't talkin', just walkin'

My mule is sick, my horse is blind

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Thinkin' 'bout that gal I left behind

Well, it's bright in the heavens and the wheels are flyin'

Fame and honor never seem to fade

The fire gone out, but the light is never dyin'

Who says I can't get heavenly aid?

Ain't talkin', just walkin'

Carryin' a dead man's shield

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Walkin' with a toothache in my heel

The suffering is unending

Every nook and cranny has its tears

I'm not playin', I'm not pretendin'

I'm not nursin' any superfluous fears

Ain't talkin', just walkin'

Walkin' ever since the other night

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Walkin' till I'm clean out of sight

As I walked out in the mystic garden

On a hot summer day, a hot summer lawn

"Excuse me, ma'am, I beg your pardon

There's no one here, the gardener is gone"

Ain't talkin', just walkin'

Up the road, around the bend

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

In the last outback at the world's end