Under a mantle of river bed sandstone Red-headed Bobby Dehoney and me With cigarette ashes rubbed on our foreheads And two June bugs held in our front teeth
The candlelight flooded the canyon As Bob wiped his jackknife off on his shirt And after we'd muttered a short incantation Two drops of blood made one stain in the dirt
Only the rim of the canyon Smeared red with the sunset light Oh, and the night was a powerful potion One incantation after another Maybe it was only a tiny transfusion But Bobby and I were forever Blood brothers
The warmth of that childhood canyon Fades like my headlights over the hill Today, my only companion Is this South Dakota tumbleweed Stuck to my grill
With one eye on the highway I punch your cassette, glance at the cover A gust of wind hits the passenger side And this lone tumbleweed Is joined by another
Only the rim of the heavens Smeared red with the sunset light
Oh, and your music's a powerful potion One incantation after another Maybe it's only a tiny transfusion But I'm thanking you here and now My blood brother
Oh, and your music's a powerful potion One incantation after another Maybe it's only a tiny transfusion But I'm thanking you now Blood sister and brother
