Jealousy and awe, my friends. Jealousy and awe. I really hate to jump on the Iron and Wine bandwagon, but heck. This is a new favorite, from The Creek Drank the Cradle:
"Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed
Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend
Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me
Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body
"So may the sun--rise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds flying upward over the mountain
"Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison
Mother I lost it, all from the fear of the lord I was given
Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you
"So may the sun-rise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons can be birds taken broken up to the mountain
"Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on a corner
Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together
[Chords quietly as below]
Mother remember that night that the dog had her pups in the pantry
Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws and you cried 'til the morning
"So may the sun--rise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds flying always over the mountain"
yeah...see i jumped on the bandwagon before i knew it was a bandwagon. but yeah that was one of my favorites...heck, still is. and its not a bandwagon if you truly appreciate the music.
Posted by: lauren at March 3, 2006 11:41 PMTrue. I'm gonna hold on to that. :)
Posted by: bob at March 4, 2006 01:14 PM