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America - Live At Soundstage, August 18, 2005
At PBS Soundstage, Chicago, IL, USA
Guests: Christopher Cross & Henry Diltz

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Music
Transcript
00:17On the first part of the journey I was looking at all the life
00:24There were plants and birds and rocks and things
00:29There was sand and hills and rain
00:32The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
00:36And the sky with no clouds
00:40The heat was hot and the ground was dry
00:44But the air was full of sound
00:48I'd been through the desert on a horse with no name
00:51It felt good to be out of the rain
00:55In the desert you can remember your name
00:59Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
01:18After two days in the desert sun
01:22My skin began to turn red
01:25And after three days in the desert sun
01:29I was looking at a river bed
01:32And the story it told of a river that flowed
01:37Made me sad to think it was dead
01:39You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
01:44It felt good to be out of the rain
01:48In the desert you can remember your name
01:52Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
01:56Sing it
01:56La la la
01:58La la la la
02:00La la
02:02La la la la
02:07La la la
02:09La la
02:10La la
02:25Christopher.
02:33guitar solo
02:54And after nine days, I let the horse run free
02:58Cause the desert had turned to sea
03:02There were plants and birds and rocks and things
03:05There was sand and hills and rain
03:09The ocean is a desert with its life underground
03:12And a perfect disguise above
03:16Under the cities, lies a heart made of ground
03:20But the humans don't give no love
03:23Hey, see, I've been through the desert
03:26On a horse with no name
03:27It felt good to be out of the rain
03:30For in the desert
03:32You can remember your name
03:35Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
03:38La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
03:47La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

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