To Love Is To Bury

I buried him down by the river
 'cause that's where he liked to be
 And every night when the moon is high
 I go there and weep openly
 He and I were married
 By this river 'neath this willow tree
 And with God and friends witnessing it
 He pledged his life to me
 To me he was earth
 And I rooted in his soil
 I to he was sky vast and free
 Of the burdens from which he toiled
 Then one night a terrible fight
 Words spoken better left unsaid
 With his wedding vows ringing in my ears
 He gave his life to me
 They say to love is to bury
 Those demons from which we all hide
 But tonight by this river 'neath this willow tree
 Becoming one of earth and sky
 200 more miles
 Atlanta's a distant memory
 Montgomery a recent birth
 And tulsa burns on the desert floor
 Like a signal fire
 I got willie on the radio
 A dozen things on my mind
 And number one is fleshing out
 These dreams of mine
 I've got 200 more miles of rain asphalt in line
 Before I sleep
 But there'll be no warm sheets or welcoming arms
 To fall into tonight
 In nashville there is a lighter
 In a case for all to see
 It speaks of dreams and heartaches
 Left unsung
 And in the corner stands a guitar and
 Lonesome words scrawled in a drunken hand
 I don't travel past, travel hard before
 And I'm beginning to understand
 That I've got 200 more miles of rain asphalt in line
 Before I sleep
 But there'll be no warm sheets or welcoming arms
 To fall into tonight
 They say that I am crazy
 My life wasting on this road
 That time will find my dreams
 Scared or dead and cold
 But I heard there is a light
 Drawing me to reach an end
 And when I reach there, I'll turn back
 And you and I can begin again
 I've got 200 more miles of rain asphalt in line
 Before I sleep
 But there'll be no warm sheets or welcoming arms
 To fall into tonight
 I've got 200 more miles of rain asphalt in line
 Before I sleep
 But I wouldn't trade all your golden tomorrows
 For one hour of this night
 Atlanta's a distant memory
 Montgomery a recent birth
 And tulsa burns on the desert floor
 Like a signal fire