Cochise - Jerry Joseph

Here is a picture your grandmother sent

Of your mother in indigo gold

And though it is beaten and sun bleached and bent

It’s a girl who will never grow old

Here is a locket I wear on my chest

With a tooth and a lock of your hair

And though it’s not much, I am doing my best

It’s the only thing I want to wear

Here is a scar I put on your lips

When I threw rocks and tar from the sky

Lean in a bit closer, I’ll give you a tip

When you battle, don’t cover your eyes

The time flows faster than water

We all go like lambs to the slaughter

So take ahold of your sons and your daughters and fly

One day, baby, I’ll be like Cochise

I’ll fight off the cavalry and bring home the peace

Geronimo, Crazy Horse looking at me

And we’ll dance until the end of the world

Here is a porcelain divinity bust

That I speak to when I am alone

It’s so hard to find people you love and you trust

When you find yourself out on your own

Here is a dagger, a samurai sword

That saw glory and blood in the dirt

No matter how much we might pray to the Lord

There’s somebody who always gets hurt

The time flows faster than water

We all go like lambs to the slaughter

So take ahold of your sons and your daughters and fly

One day, baby, I’ll be like Cochise

I’ll throw off these shackles, I shall be released

I know there’s a warrior inside of me

And we’ll fight

Maybe one day, I’ll be the chief and

I’ll rescue the princess from the jaws of the beast

But when it all hits the fan, I’m still calling Cochise

And we’ll dance

Maybe one day I’ll follow my heart

Custer, conquistadors, tear them apart

This is our moment to make a new start

So in love

On that day, I will jump in the sea and

I’ll finally be all you want me to be

Then down on my knees asking, marry me

And we’ll fly to the ends of the world

We’ll fly to the ends of the world