I reached the desert as the sun was rising

On the day that you were passing through

The caravan you travelled in was crowded

I didn't like the people around you



Those people hushed me when I tried to call you

The pushed me back and would not let me through

And these thin arms weren't strong enough to part them

So back into the roadside rocks I withdrew



Sometimes I am nervous when the night comes

I hear so many noises that are new

But I try not to think of you too often

I try not to use the beads you threw



Oh babe I conjured you up by mistake

I know that I'm supposed to wait

But when will I see you again



In daytime I do dances for the tourists

I strike a pose I hope they can't ignore

My hope is to attract your caravan to me

And then beat them to your side before they know



Oh babe I'm really sitting by the road

I hug my knees and hope that I'll see you

I made up that bit about the dances

But it keeps me from using the beads you threw



Oh babe I conjured you up by mistake

I know that I'm supposed to wait

But when will I see you again



Your caravan told me I was not one of them

Because the way I talked was not part of their school

I made too much fun of California

Well--I made too much fun of paper tools



You yourself--you told me not to join them

You said I would do better where I was

But is this really true--I get so lonely

The only wine that fills me up is you



Oh babe I conjured you up by mistake

I know that I'm supposed to wait

But when will I see you again



I am not as nervous when the night comes

And darkness falls among these desert rocks

Even though I still touch your beads and wish for you

Waiting becomes easier than not



Oh babe I conjured you up by mistake

I know that I'm supposed to wait

I just wanted to see you again

But when will I see you again

when?