Crossing The Rubicon

 

‪I crossed the Rubicon on the 14th day

‪Of the most dangerous month of the year‬‬‬

At the worst time, at the worst place

That’s all I seem to hear‬‬‬

I got up early so I could greet the goddess of the dawn

I painted my wagon, ‬‬abandoned all hope‬‬‬

And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

‪Well, the Rubicon is a red river‬‬

Going gently as she flows

Redder than your ruby lips‬‬‬

And the blood that flows from the rose

Three miles north of purgatory

One step from the great beyond

‪I prayed to the cross, I kissed the girls

‪And I crossed the Rubicon‬

‪One of these dark days I’ll see‬‬‬

In this world so badly bent

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How can I redeem the time‬‬?‬

The time so idly spent?‬‬

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How much longer can it last? How long can it go on?‬‬

I embraced my love, put down my head‬

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And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

I can feel the bones beneath my skin ‬‬‬

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And they’re trembling with rage ‬‬‬

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I’ll make your wife a widow‬‬‬

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You’ll never see old age ‬‬‬

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Show me one good man in sight‬

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That the sun shines down upon ‬‬‬

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I pawned my watch, I paid my debts ‬‬‬

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And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

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I put my heart up on the hill‬‬‬

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Where some happiness I’ll find‬‬‬

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If I survive then let me love‬‬‬

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Let the hour be mine‬‬‬

Take the high road, take the low‬‬‬

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Take any one you’re on

I poured the cup, I passed it along ‬‬‬

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And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

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Well you defiled the most lovely flower‬‬‬

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In all of womanhood‬‬‬

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Others can be tolerant‬‬‬

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Others can be good

I’ll cut you up with a crooked knife ‬‬‬

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Lord, and I’ll miss you when you’re gone ‬‬‬

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I stood between heaven and earth ‬‬‬

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And I crossed the Rubicon ‬‬‬

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You won’t find any happiness here‬‬‬

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No happiness or joy‬

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Go back to the gutter, try your luck‬

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Find you some nice pretty boy‬

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Tell me how many men I need‬

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And who can I count upon‬

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I strapped my belt, I buttoned my coat‬‬‬

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And I crossed the Rubicon‬

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I feel the Holy Spirit inside‬‬‬

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See the light that freedom gives‬‬‬

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I believe it’s in the reach of‬

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Every man who lives‬

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Keep as far away as possible‬‬‬

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It’s darkest ‘fore the dawn (O Lord)‬‬

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I turned the key then broke it off‬

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And I crossed the Rubicon‬

Mona, baby, are you still in my mind?

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I truly believe that you are‬‬‬

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Could it be anybody else but you‬‬?‬

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Who’s come with me this far‬‬‬

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The killing frost is on the ground‬

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And the autumn leaves are gone‬

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I lit the torch, I looked to the East‬

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And I crossed the Rubicon‬‬