The ties that bind unravelled on an August night

She left his tired love behind, in a laundromat, in black and white 

The powers that be decided it was time to let him go 

So he went rolling like a tumbleweed across the desert of New Mexico 



And he goes chasing the angel of the blue sky 

And he knows she will be waiting for him there 

And he sees his faithful angel of the blue sky 

Floating in the firmament somewhere 



His Dodge gave out, he stepped into a crowded local bar 

He hitched a ride to Abilene, and wondered how he'd come so far 

The signs they came, the rain fell like a baby's newborn tears 

He stood out on the open plain, and felt her hovering so near 



And he goes... 



All that time it was not wasted 

It was the way it had to be 

Whatever sorrow that he tasted set him free 

Clear blue sky, he smiles to think she's waiting close at hand 

He sets his wet clothes out to dry, then trudges toward the promised land 

Come what may, come whatever makes the world go 'round 

He close his eyes up half the day, and listens for her healing sound 



And he goes...