One Drop in the Bottle

Born on the night of a distant rain
Bad land blood running through my veins
Left my home, left my name
Unkept and unknown
Took on with a driver out of Broken League
He was a quarter Cheyenne and a quarter thief
Left me out in the dust in the ragged reef
For dead and alone

Don't that sun move so slow
Don't that sky stretch wide
One drop in the bottle is enough to get you through
Where will you be when it runs dry

Steered out west towards the Great Divide
Couldn't cross over though I sure had tried
I wore nothing but dark inside
And set out on my way
Shot down a gambling man
Up on Mission Hill
For 23 dollars and a couple bills
Didn't need the money, just needed a thrill
So I laid him away

Lost my soul to the desert ground
Maybe you can't lose what you never found
Great northern wind, cover up all sound
Leave the silence for the song
Leave the silence for the song