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INTRO: (From Wendell Berry's Poem 'A Meeting in A Part')

In a dream I met my dead friend
And I asked him, "How have you been?"
He grinned and said, "I have been eating peaches
Off some mighty fine trees."

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Diesel Moon, where have you gone
Gone too soon now for too long

I was at the truck stop filling up ashtrays
I was looking for you but you never came
There was so much I wanted to tell you
Found someone who loves me, think I love her to
Diesel Moon...

Marlboro Sun, Arizona made me cry
She's too young to be running out of time

I could not meet you in Massachusetts
I'm hard on my luck down here in Memphis
Boy, how's your mother? Does she keep my secrets?
Heard she found another...send her my best wishes
Diesel Moon...

Freckled hands of a young boy, now a man
Gathered stones that he now watches turn to sand

I wounded my wrists just to remind me
Love is a slow death and I'm not ready
Heard you call my name out over the static
I gave no answer I think I've had it with you
Diesel Moon...