He stood on the top of the hill

He said "This isn't a drill - I'm gone"

"I'm headed up to the dome"

He put his life on his back

And headed out at the crack of dawn

To make himself right at home

Out where the river shimmers in the night

And the stars speak words if you listen to them right

The crazy little creatures hidden out of sight

They come out and talk

To the Hermit of the Half Moon Rock

It's him and the hawk

Hauling up the vertical walk

Of the Half Moon Rock

Why don't you give him a knock?

Follow thе trail of chalk

Up the Half Moon Rock

Up the Half Moon Rock

Up the Half Moon Rock

Thе Hermit of the Half Moon Rock

He sewed the leaves in his dress

And if it was hot even less he wore

And sometimes nothing at all

The hawk was all that he had

And if he was lonely or sad, he'd roar

And echo through the canyon walls

And the mountain lion came running to the sound

While the whole hog herd would gather all around

The comfortable bugs all living in the ground

Would raise a few stalks

For the Hermit of the Half Moon Rock

It's him and the hawk

Hauling up the vertical walk

Of the Half Moon Rock

Why don't you give him a knock?

Follow the trail of chalk

Up the Half Moon Rock

Up the Half Moon Rock

Up the Half Moon Rock

The Hermit of the Half Moon Rock

He's got the ink on his hands

The beetles lend him a gland

For the testament he scrawls inside his cave

He carves it out with a tooth

He's on a mission for truth

In a world he does not know if he can save

And he thinks he might be leaving

But he isn't ready yet

'Cause under every stone is a spirit to be met

Oh yeah

And when he'd finally rest

There with the hawk in his nest, he'd pause

And think about who he was

Out in the world all alone

His life completely his own, his laws

Only written in the things he does

But if the buffalo bunch could stand the monsoon

And the choir of crickets could learn to sing in tune

Could the prince of the primates rise pretty soon

And find his own flock?

Oh the Hermit of the Half Moon Rock

It's him and the hawk

Hauling up the vertical walk

Of the Half Moon Rock

Why don't you give him a knock?

Follow the trail of chalk

Up the Half Moon Rock

Up the Half Moon Rock

Up the Half Moon Rock

The Hermit of the Half Moon Rock