Day of Reckoning
(Robbie Robertson)

In this dusty little railroad town smack in the heart of the Bible belt Where nothing ever changes and nothing remains the same When first I saw the raven leanin’ against the wind
I said who’s that girl with the tattoo on her skin
I followed her home live down by the water
My friend Teddy told me she’s the First man’s daughter
On this day of reckoning I’m riding shotgun with you, yeah you Tangled twisted strands of love hanging from above
I’m burnin’ for you Ooh, I’m burnin’ for you
Ohh we were first time lovers in a secret rendezvous
I’m burnin’, burnin’, burnin’ burnin’ for you
When I come knocking on her front door
The neighbor said she don’t live there no more
And she moved from the country down to the city
Where the scene is dark and the streets are gritty
In the hustle and bustle and all the commotion
She got addicted to the locomotion
On this day of reckoning
By the old wooden bridge, I wait for you
Tangled twisted strands of love hanging from above
I’m Burnin’ for you ohh I’m burnin’ for you
Ohh we were first time lovers in a secret rendezvous
I’m burnin’, burnin’, burnin’ burnin’ for you

I remember the smell of the burning leaves and we were making love She was like a young Georgia O’Keeffe from another time
In an old abandoned railroad shack one should never go Where anything can happen when the zephyr blows
On this day of reckoning
I’m calling for you, yeah you tangled twisted strands of love Hanging from above
I’m Burnin’ for you ohh I’m burnin’ for you
(Burnin for you)
Ohh we were first time lovers in a secret rendezvous
I’m burnin’, burnin’, burnin’ burnin’ for you
The Phone rings
She said, “I can’t tell you where I’m calling from
Cause my papa’s on the lam
For something shady that he’s done”
There hangs a tale of love
(Ohhh)
For the first time, For the first time