Winter Birds-Ray LaMontagne

[00:24.79]It's the widow now that owns that angry plow [00:28.90] [00:31.57]The spartan mule and the crippled cow [00:35.58] [00:38.40]The fallow field that will yield no more [00:42.59] [00:44.82]As the fox lay sleeping beneath her kitchen floor [00:48.83] [00:55.13]The stream can't contain such the withering rain [00:59.39] [01:01.70]And from the pasture the fence it is leaning away [01:05.71] [01:08.35]The clouds crack and growl like some great cat on the prowl [01:13.86]Crying out I am I am over and over again [01:19.57] [01:25.37]The days grow short as the nights grow long [01:30.34] [01:32.77]The kettle sings its tortured songs [01:38.24] [01:39.26]A many petaled kiss I place upon her brow [01:43.56] [01:44.59]Oh my lady lady I am loving you now [01:50.21] [02:17.37]The winter birds have gone back again [02:21.32] [02:24.08]Here the sprightly chickadee gone now is the willow wren [02:29.23] [02:30.91]In passing greet each other as if old old friends [02:35.09] [02:37.50]And to the voiceless trees it is their own they will lend [02:41.89] [02:47.60]The days grow short as the nights grow long [02:52.34] [02:55.03]The kettle sings its tortured songs [03:00.42] [03:01.62]A many petaled kiss I place upon her brow [03:05.55] [03:06.89]Oh my lady lady I am loving you now [03:12.79] [03:18.37]Though all these things will change the memories will remain [03:38.84] [03:45.57]As green to gold and gold to brown [03:50.52] [03:52.67]The leaves will fall to feed the ground [03:57.01] [03:59.48]And in their falling make no sound [04:03.67] [04:04.53]Oh my lady lady I am loving you now [04:10.35] [04:33.64]I've gathered all my money I'm going to town [04:37.78] [04:40.29]To buy my lady a long and flowing gown [04:44.37] [04:47.09]'Cause come tomorrow morning we're off to the county fair [04:50.99] [04:53.97]I'll find a yellow flower and I will lace it in her hair [04:58.17] [05:04.14]The days grow short as the nights grow long [05:09.50] [05:11.50]The kettle sings its tortured songs [05:16.58] [05:17.94]A many petaled kiss I place upon her brow [05:21.82] [05:23.20]Oh my lady lady I am loving you now [05:29.20] [05:31.73]Oh my lady lady I am loving you now