Eden blues

Down the silver river
Rolling all the way to Nevada
You can see the plains stretching
East of Santa Lucia
The towns are called Natividad
San Miguel or San Lorenzo
The girls are named Soledad
The boys tend the herds

That's where Jim met
On a road one rainy night
Catherine, the farmer's daughter
And they loved each other all night long
The sun makes its gold shine
In a few rare puddles
The cacti set the scene
The thistle covers the hill

That's where Adam the Senator
Came to spend his old days
Then he died suddenly of a heart attack
They say it was from love's pain
And the flowers bent by the wind
Seem to pray for his rest
The moon sheds a silver tear
On the white cross of the grave

Down the silver river
Rolling all the way to Nevada
You can see the plains stretching
East of Santa Lucia
The towns are called Natividad
San Miguel or San Lorenzo
The girls are named Soledad
The boys tend the herds…