Your breath is sweet
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky

Your back is straight your hair is smooth
On the pillow where you lie
But I don't sense affection

No gratitude or love
Your loyalty is not to me
But to the stars above


One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee 'fore I go.

To the valley below.

Your daddy he's an outlaw

And a wanderer by trade
He'll teach you how to pick and choose
And how to throw the blade

He oversees his kingdom
So no stranger does intrude
His voice it trembles as he calls out

For another plate of food.

One more cup of coffee for the road

One more cup of coffee 'fore I go.
To the valley below.


Your sister sees the future
Like your mama and yourself
You've never learned to read or write

There's no books upon your shelf
And your pleasure knows no limits
Your voice is like a meadowlark

But your heart is like an ocean
Mysterious and dark.


One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee 'fore I go.
To the valley below.