The Desert Babbler

Samuel "Sam" Ervin Beam (born July 26, 1974), better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a live album (a recording of his 2005 Bonnaroo performance). He occasionally tours with a full band.Beam was raised in South Carolina before moving to Virginia and then Florida to attend school. He now resides in Durham, North Carolina. The name Iron & Wine is taken from a dietary supplement named "Beef, Iron & Wine" that he found in a general store while shooting a film. more »

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It's New Years Eve, California's gonna kill you soon
The Barstow boys, buckeyes in the shadow of the moon
Black houses in the hills and road side hearts
Dying for a place to fall apart

Who knew what you could learn to live without?
Mother Mary's laying in your mouth now
Back home the kitchen's warm with Christmas wine
And every girl has got an axe to grind

You left a look for Heaven, but you're far
From the hard light tonight

So quietly we're lost another year
The desert put a babbler in your ear
Mean fireweed and I miss you again
Barstow boys are spit into the wind now

Back home the hammer always has to fall
Crosses barely hanging on the wall
Someday I know you'll never leave me
But we're far from the hard light tonight

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Written by: Samuel Ervin Beam

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