A recurring dream where I run for hours through the desert in a peaceful, non-tiring lope, With Cactus people willing me on my way... and the answer to the Mescalin Q. is no.
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From a lyric written a few minutes after waking from a dream. Cactus people are very friendly & polite BTW.
Lyrics
Cactus Man
1.
Well I’m standing here looking like a Cactus Man
One arm up and the other arm down
Getting ready to run into the night
When the desert sun begins to fail
I step onto the Old Spanish Trail
And there’ll be no stoppin’ until the morning light
Chorus:
I can’t help myself ‘cos every night when I drop off to sleep
I become a Cactus Man and then I go in deep
I’ve never been near a desert and I’ve no desire to run
But every night, I’m a Cactus Man, at the fading of the sun
2.
Out here I know exactly who I am
The Cactus trees help me understand
I’m running for them and I’m running for me
Although they never speak or make a sound
They feel my motion underground
I have no roots and my running sets them free
Chorus:
I can’t help myself ‘cos every night when I drop off to sleep
I become a Cactus Man and then I go in deep
I’ve never been near a desert and I’ve no desire to run
But every night, I’m a Cactus Man, at the fading of the sun
Bridge:
But the funny thing is I find it kind of peaceful
Surrounded by the silence of the night
I don’t believe that I would care for any other kind of dream
I’m a Cactus Man and man it feels just right
Chorus:
I can’t help myself ‘cos every night when I drop off to sleep
I become a Cactus Man and then I go in deep
I’ve never been near a desert and I’ve no desire to run
But every night, I’m a Cactus Man, at the fading of the sun
Yeah, every night I’ll be a Cactus Man, until my race is run
