There's been a break in the chain A sudden break in the motion This gambler's played to no gain And drops down into the ocean Stunned by the loss And weighing the cost Baby's taken the train I watched the leaves as they scattered Left with only a pain In place of what mattered All I could not decide Has been simplified If you want me to stay, I will Tell me stay away, I will But debts I'll repay And knots I've tied undo Walk the tracks of my tears One line after the other Crossing lonely frontiers An arrow thru thunder I will survive my trial And maybe in awhile You'll ask me to stay, and I will If you tell me stay away, I will But debts I'll repay And knots I've tied undo There's been a break in the chain A sudden break in the motion This gambler's played to no gain And drops down into the ocean Stunned by the loss And weighing the cost