Lyrics

**Intro:**
Fingerpicked acoustic with mysterious reverb
Like echoes in a cavern deep underground

**Verse 1:**
Down in Carlsbad where the caverns run deep
Where a million bats fly out when the world falls asleep
I found a woman with eyes like the underground pools
She taught me that loving is breaking all the rules

**Verse 2:**
We danced in the moonlight by the Pecos River bend
She said "Darling, all good things must come to an end"
But that Carlsbad moon was shining so bright
I believed we could make it through just one more night

**Chorus:**
Carlsbad moon, hanging over the desert floor
Lighting up the darkness like never before
I lost my heart in those limestone caves
Under the Carlsbad moon, where the lonely are saved

**Verse 3:**
Morning came too early like it always does
She was gone without a trace, gone like she never was
Left me with a memory and this old guitar
And the taste of her kiss underneath desert stars

**Verse 4:**
Now I play these border towns from El Paso to Roswell way
Singing about that Carlsbad moon and that fateful day
When I learned that love's like water in this desert land
It flows right through your fingers like the finest sand

**Chorus:**
Carlsbad moon, hanging over the desert floor
Lighting up the darkness like never before
I lost my heart in those limestone caves
Under the Carlsbad moon, where the lonely are saved

**Solo:**
Haunting slide guitar like wind through cave passages
Notes dripping like water on ancient stone
Building to a passionate crescendo of longing

**Bridge:**
They say those caverns took millions of years to form
Drop by drop, the water carved beauty from the storm
Maybe that's what love does, works on you slow
Till one day you look inside and see how deep it goes

**Final Chorus:**
Carlsbad moon, still shining in my memory
Lighting up the darkness of what used to be
I may have lost my heart in those limestone caves
But under the Carlsbad moon, my soul was saved

**Outro:**
Gentle fingerpicking returns
Harmonica echoes like wind through cave chambers
Fading into the eternal darkness underground