Heat waves dance on the endless sand

Boots sinking deep where no man can stand

Cactus shadows stretch and bend

No beginning here and no known end

Dust clings tight like a lover’s hand

Sunburned skin

I can barely withstand

The vultures laugh

Circling high

Every breath tastes like a goodbye

Sweat in the desert

Salt on my brow

Living in the moment

Only the now

Cracked lips whisper what the wind won’t allow

Sweat in the desert

I’ll survive somehow

Mirages tease with a fleeting gleam

Chasing rivers that are only a dream

Every mile is a battle of wills

Every dune’s another mountain to kill

The stars will rise

And the cold will creep

The desert’s secrets it’s sworn to keep

But I’m alive

My heart still beats

This savage land won’t see defeat

Sweat in the desert

Salt on my brow

Living in the moment

Only the now

Cracked lips whisper what the wind won’t allow

Sweat in the desert

I’ll survive somehow

Sweat in the desert

Salt on my brow

Living in the moment

Only the now

Cracked lips whisper what the wind won’t allow

Sweat in the desert

I’ll survive somehow