Ritual union's got me in trouble again I was wonderin' of a white dress And the mistress And a spirit - holding my hand! Love's sinking in the sand Petals falling on demand My feet are running like the wind I'm sorry, boy - that we sinned Love is not like they say A lie, that it's hard to make it stay It drowns my feelings in the sea I dried out over on the beach Ritual union's got me in trouble again I was wonderin' of a white dress And the mistress And a spirit - holding my hand! Father, tell me how it is I know you've been through all of this You ran away so many times Your kid, your heart, a couple of dimes Love is not like they say A lie, that it's hard to make it stay It drowns my feelings in the sea I dried up over on the beach Ritual union's got me in trouble again I was wonderin' of a white dress And the mistress And a spirit - holding my hand!