Die In The Desert

When I am older
 When I am 94
 I'm gonna die in the desert
 That's what the desert's for
 And there'll be no water
 No rain, no hail, no tears
 'Cause it never rains in the desert
 Like it has, where I live, here
 I look up and see a million stars in the sky
 Not a sound but the ringing in my ears
 When I die in the desert
 That's what the desert's for
 When I am older
 When I am 98
 I'm gonna die in the city
 That's why the city's great
 And there'll be no silence
 To make me stop and fear
 'Cause it's never quiet in the city
 Like it is, where I live, here
 I look out and see all the traffic passing by
 The smog in the air and the lights
 When I die in the city
 That's why the city's great
 When I am older
 When I am 99
 I'm gonna die in the country
 That's why the country's mine
 And there'll be no concrete
 Just green trees and some cows
 'Cause it's never hard in the country
 Like it is where I live now
 But if I die tonight in my bed
 Still in this town
 And all these sounds in my head
 I'll never have been to the desert
 The city, the country to die there
 Because I was busy and blind
 And I did not find the time
 And I would not have felt alive