selection & rearrangement of "rake" lyrics - townes van zandt

I used to wake and run with the moon

I covered my lovers in flowers & wounds

The sun she would come and beat me back down

But every cruel day had its nightfall

I've fallen, it's true, but I say unto you

Hold your tongues until after I've spoken

My laughter turned round, eyes blazing and said:
My friend we're holdin' a wedding

I buried my face, but it spoke once again:
The night to the day we're a binding

Now the dark air is like fire on my skin
Even the moonlight is blinding