Gov’t Mule - Wine And Blood lyrics

Desiree's in disarray waiting for
Her angels to come
Where she used to feel the
Weight of a thousand lifetimes
Now she just feels numb
But there was a time when her beauty
Raised the eyebrows of the town
Any man would gladly give up all he
Had just to take Desiree down

She stares out the window at
The world passing by
She is caught beneath the wheel
Too heavy to lift - she feels too weak to try
People stare like strangers where once
She might've asked them in
To fill the void where her heart once was
Now she just fills her glass again and again
And she walks the floor less traveled
Thinks of a sad melody
Wine and blood don't mix like they used to
Now they just make a memory
Too many years trying to do the
Right thing for the wrong man
Now the picture is clear
She drinks and she cries and
She hides from the past
'Cause the truth is more
Bitter than the tears

All these half-truths and alibis help
Build a wall of denial
She takes comfort in the night
- darkness blocks the light
From falling on her aging smile
Grey befalls her halo where there
Once was a golden mane
And her eyes don't shine like they used to
Without the moon, the sun would be in vain

So she walks the floor less traveled
Thinks of a sad melody
Wine and blood don't mix like they used to
Now they just make a memory
Too many years trying to the right
Thing for the wrong man
Now the picture is clear
She drinks and she cries and
She hides from the past
'Cause the truth is more
Bitter than the tears

She puts on her make-up - though
No one's seen her for days
Her silence is a lonely cry
She's trapped inside a maze
Her tears have turned to honey
Drawing the black flies of depression
Desiree's in disarray waiting for
Her angels again