STARLING
In the evenings of summer
The old tree-lined homestead
Is bathed in a cool indigo
The low pines cast shadows
That cut through the tall grass
And creep up the pale gravel road
There’s a certain kind of light
And a leavin’ look in your eye
Don’t you come back till you get what you wanted
Just let your tears say goodbye
You learned how to live
In a dusty old barroom
Where the bottle wouldn’t leave you alone
And the old men collapsin’
That grab for your satin
They’re leavin’, but they ain’t goin’ home
Baby, I suppose
I fell into you
And pushed till I turned you to stone
Maybe just afraid
We took too far
A road that would leave us alone
When all of our yesterdays
Are time that was given
And time that was already gone
There’s a certain kind of light
And a leavin’ look in your eye
Don’t you come back till you get what you wanted
Just let your tears say goodbye
I see the young starling
In the cold dead of winter
And she knows but to fly and to sing
By the chimney she’s silent
In the lee of the north wind
And buries herself in her wings
all lyrics written by Lou Poster c & p 2018 Fairmont Music, LLC