i ve been lookin for someone who sells truth by the pound then i saw the dealer and his friend arrive but their gifts looked grim now i m tired of hanging on waitin for a showdown don t y see i gotta ride em out cuz the pearl s just around the bend beautiful pearl oh when will you reappear mysteries unfurl and become so clear when i feel you near i found a way outside myself to make my spirit climb and i coulda shinnied on up but my rope was made of wind i appreciate the words but i won t be there at showtime don t y see i gotta ride them out cuz the pearl s just around the bend beautiful pearl oh when will you reappear mysteries unfurl and become so clear when i feel you near when my backyard weeds grew high i hoped that they would hide me but i felt that the pearl was near cuz i thought i saw it shine i was lookin all around when i felt it there inside me and i see a possibility that it s been there all the time 