Was it summer when the river ran dry   Or was it just another dam   When the evil of a snowflake in June   Could still be a source of relief      Oh, how I love you, I once cried long ago   But I was the one who decided to go   To search beyond the final crest   Though I'd heard it said just birds could dwell so high      So I pretended to have wings for my arms   And took off in the air   I flew to places which the clouds never see   Too close to the deserts of sand      Where a thousand mirages, the shepherds of lies   Forced me to land and take a disguise   I would welcome a horse's kick to send me back   If I could find a horse not made of sand      If this desert's all there'll ever be   Then tell me what becomes of me, a fall of rain?   That must have been another of your dreams   A dream of mad man moon      Hey, man, I'm the sandman   And boy have I news for you   They're gonna throw you in gaol   And you know they can't fail   'Cause sand is thicker than blood      But a prison in sand is a haven in hell   For a gaol can give you a goal   A goal can find you a role on a muddy pitch in Newcastle   Where it rains so much, you can't wait for a touch   Of sun and sand, sun and sand      Within the valley of shadowless death   They pray for thunderclouds and rain   But to the multitude who stand in the rain   Heaven is where the sun shines      The grass will be greener till the stems turn to brown   And thoughts will fly higher till the earth brings them down   Forever caught in desert lands one has to learn   To disbelieve the sea      If this desert's all there'll ever be   Then tell me what becomes of me, a fall of rain?   That must have been another of your dreams   A dream of mad man moon