Long Way From My Window
The birds outside my window
Wake me with the dawn
There’s nothing they would rather do
Than sing their favorite song
And they are fearless when they fly
They never think they might fall down
Though it’s a long way from my window
To the ground
Summer moons are sweeter
Because the winters are so cold
It’s four months since I’ve seen you
And the grass has turned to gold
And now the winds will soon be blowing
All the leaves down to the ground
And it’s a long way from my window
To your town
Did you know that the moon lives
At the end of my street
It dances with the elm tree
Right where we used to meet
Did you know
That I’ve been falling in my sleep
Thinking of the promises we couldn’t keep
The birds will soon be leaving
The way they always do
I don’t know where they’re going
But I want to go there too
I wish that I could fly as fearlessly
Across the days we’ve been apart
But it’s a long way from my window
To your heart
But did you know that the moon lives
At the end of my street
It dances with the elm tree
Right where we used to meet
And did you know
That I’ve been falling in my sleep
Thinking of the promises we couldn’t keep
Did you know
That I’ve been falling in my sleep
Thinking of the promises we couldn’t keep
David Grier: guitar Matt Larson: acoustic bass
Carla Eskelsen: harmony vocal
Barry Carter: percussion, congas
George Grant: bodhran