‘Til I Die
Copyright © 2007, words and music by Dean Batstone

Beneath my feet these rails of steel
Front row grin with missing teeth
Tequila Rose in faded jeans
Washed in dirty blues and greens
Steal I time or Steel-eye Jane
Steal I kisses on this train
I can’t steel you, though I’ve tried
So I’ll dream you ‘til I die

Hold the bottle, hold the blade
Hold one promise I have made
I can’t hold you, still I’ve tried
So I’ll dream you ‘til I die

Through the window, speeding glass
You’re a freeze frame from my past
Lines on faces born from pain
Leather cracked from sun and rain

All you young James Dean’s who crashed
Live forever in these cracks
I can’t live you, though I’ve tried
So I’ll dream you ‘til I die

Through the broken timberline
Comes the sun, son, let it shine….

Hear the distant church bell toll
Trying to call back one lost soul
I can’t pray you to my side
So I’ll dream you ‘til I die

Love the falling, love the rise
Love the shadows, love that shine
Love this beauty, love you mine
I will love you ‘til I die.

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