Ain't Talkin'

As I walked out tonight in the mystic garden

The wounded flowers were dangling from the vine

I was passing by yon cool crystal fountain

Someone hit me from behindAin't talkin', just walkin'

Through this weary world of woe

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

No one on earth would ever knowThey say, prayer has the power to heal

So pray from the mother

In the human heart an evil spirit can dwell

I am tryin' to love my neighbor and do good unto others

But oh, mother, things ain't going wellAin't talkin', just walkin'

I'll burn that bridge before you can cross

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

There'll be no mercy for you once you've lostNow I'm all worn down by weepin'

My eyes are filled with tears, my lips are dry

If I catch my opponents ever sleepin'

I'll just slaughter 'em where they lieAin't talkin', just walkin'

Through the world mysterious and vague

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Walkin' through the cities of the plagueWell, the whole world is filled with speculation

The whole wide world which people say is round

They will tear your mind away from contemplation

They will jump on your misfortune when you're downAin't talkin', just walkin'

Eatin' hog eyed grease in a hog eyed town

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Some day you'll be glad to have me aroundThey will crush you with wealth and power

Every wakin' moment you could crack

I'll make the most of one last extra hour

I'll revenge my father's death and I'll step backAin't talkin', just walkin'

Hand me down my walkin' cane

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Got to get you out of my miserable brainAll my loyal and my much-loved companions

They approve of me and share my code

I practice a faith that's been long abandoned

Ain't no altars on this long and lonesome roadAin't talkin', just walkin'

My mule is sick, my horse is blind

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Thinkin' 'bout that gal I left behindWell, it's bright in the heavens and the wheels are flyin'

Fame and honor never seem to fade

The fire gone out but the light is never dyin'

Who says I can't get heavenly aid?Ain't talkin', just walkin'

Carryin' a dead man's shield

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Walkin' with a toothache in my heelThe sufferin' is unending

Every nook and cranny has its tears

I'm not playin', I'm not pretendin'

I'm not nursin' any superfluous fearsAin't talkin', just walkin'

Walkin' ever since the other night

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

Walkin' 'til I'm clean out of sightAs I walked out in the mystic garden

On a hot summer day, a hot summer lawn

Excuse me, ma'am, I beg your pardon

There's no one here, the gardener is goneAin't talkin', just walkin'

Up the road, around the bend

Heart burnin', still yearnin'

In the last outback at the world's end