On a crumbling road I left the Blue Rose Apartments And I've been up all night Oh, restless spirit ride There I meet her face There I meet the keeper Of the sacred place Hidden out on the plain We're riding out to the ever after There may be trouble all around Leave this unrest all Far behind Truth be our lantern Through the night California Purple light surrounds her And on the streets they walk Assuming all that they see Artificial light Flickers in every window 'Til they see her face Masked in mystery We're riding out to the ever after There may be trouble all around Leave this unrest all Far behind Truth be our lantern Through the night Truth be our lantern Through the night