There’s a danger zone
On a dusty trail
There’s a river running dry

High above my head
I see the mountains burnin’
While the buzzards fill the sky

On an empty plain
Lies a small tree dyin’
Like a crucifix and thorn

Underneath my feet
The sand is shifting slowly
While the desert sun goes down

So, lay the coin on my tongue and I will sing on
Even when the sun goes down
So, lay the coin on my tongue and I will sing on
Even when the ship goes down
So, lay the coin on my tongue and I will sing on
It’s all right

(Ah-Ha)

(Danger zone)

Now the sun is setting
On a western bank
There’s no water passing through

In the desert sand
I feel the planet turnin’
As Orion shoots the moon

There’s a sunburst hangin’
On a Milky Way
Like a warning signal man

So, I hitched a ride
On a Manila galleon
Headin’ to the new found land

So, lay the coin on my tongue and I will sing on
Even when the sun goes down
So, lay the coin on my tongue and I will sing on
Even when the ship goes down
So, lay the coin on my tongue and I will sing on
It’s all right