Tough Mama

Tough Mama
 Meat shakin' on your bones
 I'm gonna go down to the river and get some stones
 Sister's on the highway with that steel-drivin' crew
 Papa's in the big house, his workin' days are through
 Tough Mama
 Can I blow a little smoke on you?
 Dark Beauty
 Won't you move over and give me some room?
 It's my duty to bring you down to the field where the flowers bloom
 Ashes in the furnace, dust on the rise
 You came through it all the way, flyin' through the skies
 Dark Beauty
 With that long night's journey in your eyes
 Sweet Goddess
 Born of a blinding light and a changing wind
 Now, don't be modest, you know who you are and where you've been
 Jack The Cowboy went up north, he's buried in the past
 The Lone Wolf went out drinking, that was over pretty fast
 Sweet Goddess
 Your perfect stranger's comin' on in at last
 Silver Angel
 With the badge of the lonesome road written on your sleeve
 I'd be grateful if this golden ring you'd receive
 Today on the countryside it was a-hotter than a crotch
 I stood alone upon the ridge and all I did was watch
 Sweet Goddess
 It must be time to carve another notch
 I'm crestfallen
 The world of illusion is at my door
 I ain't a-haulin' any of my lambs to the marketplace anymore
 The prison walls are crumblin' down, there is no end in sight
 I've gained some recognition but I lost my appetite
 Sweet Beauty
 Meet me at the border late tonight