Feel the gentle breeze
As it drifts on down the mountain
All the sky you can see
Is the darkest horizon
Maybe it's that time of year
Or just a change of the season
But what it says to me
Something cold is a' creepin'
And the moon way up high
Turns the sky a funny shade
I've seen dark weather
Many times before
When the rain started fallin'
Wind screaming and slamming doors
Shoulda been wiser
Than to leave her all alone
No matter how I tried
I couldn't get her on the phone
One long stroke and the smoke
Was tombstone blue
Don't wanna hear ya singin' tombstone blues
You pay the price when you play the tune
The saddest songs always end too soon
Tombstone blue
She been chasin' a dragon
By the flick of a match
I shoulda known better
Than to pet the monkey on her back
Now she crawls right back
Into her filthy little cage
Over and over again
When I went to give her a kiss
And her lips were tombstone blue
Don't wanna hear ya singin' tombstone blues
You pay the price when you play the tune
The saddest songs always end too soon
Tombstone blue
Why couldn't you leave it alone?
You thought you had it , but you're wrong
I want you here, but you're gone
AWAY!
Don't wanna hear ya singin' tombstone blues
You pay the price when you play the tune
The saddest songs always end too soon
Don't wanna hear ya singin' tombstone blues
You pay the price when you play the tune
The saddest songs always end too soon
Tombstone blue