Of all the strange and mystic lands br There is none like the desert sands br Where dancing heat waves thrust glare br on sage, mesquite and prickly pear. Remotely buzzards circle high br A menace in the brassy sky br And lizards, snakes are living things; br Cicada in the greasewood sings. The dawns spread pastels with their charms br On Joshua's contorted arms; br The desert-grandeurs awe imbue............. br This sun-parched earth has beauty, too! When I'm Away From You Night shadows make me lonely br and I've found it's true, br that I never feel quite happy br When I'm away from you. The skies above, so cold and dreary br take on their darkest hue br and cast a gloom within my heart br When I'm away from you A sense of loss prevails the day br and clings the whole night thru, br my empty arms stretch out in vain br When I'm away from you.