It's another ten miles to Joshua Tree
The lights are burning low
But I need to see what I need to see
Even if I gotta take it slow
You might say there's no use pretending
That life's more alive than it is
You might say there's no use defending
Your neck from that cold Judas' Kiss
But my old hunting horn is full of the fire
It's leading me on in the dark
And somehow I still feel happy
When I hear a stray dog bark
It's another ten miles to Joshua Tree
The lights are burning low
But I need to see what I need to see
Even if I gotta take it slow
Well, I heard the pilgrims talking
All the versions of the tale
But I wasn't gonna sit there gawking
You know I had to hit the trail
Now the midnight sun is blazing out
Somewhere in the back of my mind
And when I get my chance to be there
I'll draw you a map in kind
It's another ten miles to Joshua Tree
The lights are burning low
But I need to see what I need to see
Even if I gotta take it slow