The Meadow – David Greenald

I lay down on the meadow, you lay down by my side,

Meteorites could not reach you, ah! but darlin' I tried,

       And while there's sun in the sky, while there's light in the day,

       While there's moon in your eye, I'll be driftin away….

I reached out to caress you, but the September wind,

Soon became a tornado, could not be disciplined,

      Now that you've seen it all, lose me along the way,

      Take me where shadows fall, and where fireflies play….

Touch me not with cool reason, plague me not with your fire,

Lay me down by still waters, walk me over the wire,

      Tell me what you have found, just don't tell me that way,

      I'll be somewhere around, while night follows the day….

Somewhere deep in your forest, somewhere far from the sun,

All the things that were promised, dance with all that was done,

      And when the lights go down, softly you come to me,

      Drive some place out of town, and it feels like we're free….

Draw me inside your circle, hold me like you won't go,

All will soon be forgiven, or lost under the snow,

      Still with crosses and guns, sisters in love and hate,

      One who falls as she runs, one who always will wait….

Saw your friends they were leaving, moving on down the track,

You flew over the river, could not find your way back,

      Now where  rain cannot fall, and where jealousies ring,

      And where now there's a wall, wider than anything ..

hope you enjoy!

there are a couple of verses missing in the live version,

we hadn't played more than once since a year before....

so more gigs please...less mistakes will follow!