I married Isis on the fifth day of May
But I could not hold on to her very long
So I cut off my hair and I rode straight away
To the wild unknown country where I could not go wrong.
I came to a high place of darkness and light
The dividing line ran through the center of town
I hitched up my pony to a post on the right
Went in to a laundry to wash my clothes down.
A man in the corner he approached me for a match
I knew right away he was not ordinary
He said Are you looking for something easy to catch ?
I said I got no money. He said That ain't necessary.
We set out that night for the cold in the North
I gave him my blanket he gave me his word
I said Where are we going ? he said We'd be back by the fourth
I said That's the best new that I've ever heard.
I was thinking about turquoise I was thinking about gold
I was thinking about diamonds and the world's biggest necklace
As we rode through the canyons through the devilish cold
I was thinking about Isis how she thought I was so reckless.
How she told me that one day we meet up again
And things would be different the next time we wed
If I only could hang on and just be her friend
I still can remember all the best things she said.
Well I picked up his body and I dragged him inside
I threw him down in the hole and I put back the cover
I said a quick prayer and then I felt satisfied
I rushed back to find Isis just to tell her I love her.
She was there in the meadow where the creek used to rise
Blinded by sleep and in need of a bed
I came in from the East with the sun in my eyes
I cursed her one time then I rode on ahead.
Well I said Where ya been ? she said No place special ?
She said You look different I said Well I guess
She said You been gone I said That's only natural
She said You gonna stay ? I said If you want me to, Yes .
Oh Isis oh Isis you're a mystical child
What drives me to you is what drives me insane
I can remember the way that you smiled
On the fifth day of May in the drizzling rain.