I'll be laying low tonight Somewhere off the desert, somewhere off the sand The Santa Ana winds are close at hand Oh the wind is weary, oh the summer long You are bound to hear the desert song Sundown the sky is burning Sundown I wonder why Ten million stars go by Sundown the sky is yearning Sundown and so am I Ten million stars know why Sundown Sometimes in the eve, sometimes in the morn You'll find a moment and for a moment all is calm
Hear the desert breathe, hear the desert sigh The sweetest tune among the dune, her lullaby I'll be laying low tonight Sundown the sky is burning Sundown I wonder why Ten million stars go by Sundown the sky is yearning Sundown and so am I Ten million stars know why Sundown The sky is burning The sky is yearning And if the stars don't show I'll be laying low tonight