J. Tillman - Tillman's Rag lyrics

Gypsy, open your gates Let me back inside You told me not to return Before your well ran dry Oh, how I long to be Your only companion But I'll settle just to be able To read my hand, to read my hand Baby, let me come back in Oh, oh Set the hall on fire So I can find my way Just throw a rag on the floor So I can sleep all day Oh, how I long to do Just like my father had done But I'll settle just to be able To be chased around One more once around And then, baby, put the knife back down Oh, oh