Meadowlark (From "the Baker's Wife")
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๐ Lyrics
When I was a girl, I had a favorite story
Of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind
Her voice could match the angels in its glory
But she was blind
The lark was blind
An old king came and took her to his palace
Where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid
And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice
And he prayed
Sing for me, my meadowlark
Sing for me of the silver morning
Set me free, my meadowlark
And I'll buy you a priceless jewel
And cloth of brocade and crewel
And I'll love you for life if you will
Sing for me
Then one day as the lark sang by the water
The god of the sun heard her in his flight
And her singing moved him so, he came and brought her
The gift of sight
He gave her sight
And she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendor
Of this beautiful young god, so proud and strong
And he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender
"Come along!"
Fly with me, my meadowlark
Fly with me on the silver morning
Past the sea where the dolphins bark
We will dance on the coral beaches
Make a feast of the plums and peaches
Just as far as your vision reaches
Fly with me
But the meadowlark said, "No"
For the old king loved her so
She couldn't bear to wound his pride
So the sun god flew away
And when the king came down that day
He found his meadowlark had died
Every time I heard that part, I cried
And now I stand here, starry-eyed and stormy
Ah, just when I thought my heart was finally numb
A beautiful young man appears before me
Singing, "Come, oh, won't you come?"
And what can I do if finally for the first time
The one I'm burning for returns the glow?
If love has come at last, it's picked the worst time
Still I know
I've got to go!
Fly away, meadowlark
Fly away on the silver morning
If I stay, I'll grow to curse the dark
So it's off where the days won't bind me
I know I leave wounds behind me
But I won't let tomorrow find me
Back this way
Before my past once again can blind me
Fly away
And we won't wait to say goodbye
My beautiful young man and I
Of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind
Her voice could match the angels in its glory
But she was blind
The lark was blind
An old king came and took her to his palace
Where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid
And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice
And he prayed
Sing for me, my meadowlark
Sing for me of the silver morning
Set me free, my meadowlark
And I'll buy you a priceless jewel
And cloth of brocade and crewel
And I'll love you for life if you will
Sing for me
Then one day as the lark sang by the water
The god of the sun heard her in his flight
And her singing moved him so, he came and brought her
The gift of sight
He gave her sight
And she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendor
Of this beautiful young god, so proud and strong
And he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender
"Come along!"
Fly with me, my meadowlark
Fly with me on the silver morning
Past the sea where the dolphins bark
We will dance on the coral beaches
Make a feast of the plums and peaches
Just as far as your vision reaches
Fly with me
But the meadowlark said, "No"
For the old king loved her so
She couldn't bear to wound his pride
So the sun god flew away
And when the king came down that day
He found his meadowlark had died
Every time I heard that part, I cried
And now I stand here, starry-eyed and stormy
Ah, just when I thought my heart was finally numb
A beautiful young man appears before me
Singing, "Come, oh, won't you come?"
And what can I do if finally for the first time
The one I'm burning for returns the glow?
If love has come at last, it's picked the worst time
Still I know
I've got to go!
Fly away, meadowlark
Fly away on the silver morning
If I stay, I'll grow to curse the dark
So it's off where the days won't bind me
I know I leave wounds behind me
But I won't let tomorrow find me
Back this way
Before my past once again can blind me
Fly away
And we won't wait to say goodbye
My beautiful young man and I
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:46.31] When I was a girl, I had a favorite story
[00:51.17] Of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind
[00:56.43] Her voice could match the angels in its glory
[01:00.68] But she was blind
[01:03.91] The lark was blind
[01:06.14] An old king came and took her to his palace
[01:10.52] Where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid
[01:15.31] And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice
[01:20.16] And he prayed
[01:24.56] Sing for me, my meadowlark
[01:30.25] Sing for me of the silver morning
[01:35.11] Set me free, my meadowlark
[01:40.57] And I'll buy you a priceless jewel
[01:43.02] And cloth of brocade and crewel
[01:45.49] And I'll love you for life if you will
[01:48.93] Sing for me
[01:53.12] Then one day as the lark sang by the water
[01:58.07] The god of the sun heard her in his flight
[02:02.99] And her singing moved him so, he came and brought her
[02:07.60] The gift of sight
[02:11.12] He gave her sight
[02:13.02] And she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendor
[02:17.72] Of this beautiful young god, so proud and strong
[02:22.70] And he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender
[02:27.59] "Come along!"
[02:31.86] Fly with me, my meadowlark
[02:37.56] Fly with me on the silver morning
[02:42.64] Past the sea where the dolphins bark
[02:47.91] We will dance on the coral beaches
[02:50.07] Make a feast of the plums and peaches
[02:52.81] Just as far as your vision reaches
[02:56.32] Fly with me
[03:00.34] But the meadowlark said, "No"
[03:02.84] For the old king loved her so
[03:06.01] She couldn't bear to wound his pride
[03:09.95] So the sun god flew away
[03:12.68] And when the king came down that day
[03:15.83] He found his meadowlark had died
[03:20.66] Every time I heard that part, I cried
[03:27.55] And now I stand here, starry-eyed and stormy
[03:32.39] Ah, just when I thought my heart was finally numb
[03:37.72] A beautiful young man appears before me
[03:42.26] Singing, "Come, oh, won't you come?"
[03:47.37] And what can I do if finally for the first time
[03:52.45] The one I'm burning for returns the glow?
[03:57.66] If love has come at last, it's picked the worst time
[04:02.00] Still I know
[04:05.67] I've got to go!
[04:06.93] Fly away, meadowlark
[04:11.90] Fly away on the silver morning
[04:17.07] If I stay, I'll grow to curse the dark
[04:22.26] So it's off where the days won't bind me
[04:24.62] I know I leave wounds behind me
[04:27.10] But I won't let tomorrow find me
[04:30.65] Back this way
[04:34.32] Before my past once again can blind me
[04:44.47] Fly away
[04:54.31] And we won't wait to say goodbye
[05:02.86] My beautiful young man and I
[05:26.08]
[00:51.17] Of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind
[00:56.43] Her voice could match the angels in its glory
[01:00.68] But she was blind
[01:03.91] The lark was blind
[01:06.14] An old king came and took her to his palace
[01:10.52] Where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid
[01:15.31] And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice
[01:20.16] And he prayed
[01:24.56] Sing for me, my meadowlark
[01:30.25] Sing for me of the silver morning
[01:35.11] Set me free, my meadowlark
[01:40.57] And I'll buy you a priceless jewel
[01:43.02] And cloth of brocade and crewel
[01:45.49] And I'll love you for life if you will
[01:48.93] Sing for me
[01:53.12] Then one day as the lark sang by the water
[01:58.07] The god of the sun heard her in his flight
[02:02.99] And her singing moved him so, he came and brought her
[02:07.60] The gift of sight
[02:11.12] He gave her sight
[02:13.02] And she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendor
[02:17.72] Of this beautiful young god, so proud and strong
[02:22.70] And he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender
[02:27.59] "Come along!"
[02:31.86] Fly with me, my meadowlark
[02:37.56] Fly with me on the silver morning
[02:42.64] Past the sea where the dolphins bark
[02:47.91] We will dance on the coral beaches
[02:50.07] Make a feast of the plums and peaches
[02:52.81] Just as far as your vision reaches
[02:56.32] Fly with me
[03:00.34] But the meadowlark said, "No"
[03:02.84] For the old king loved her so
[03:06.01] She couldn't bear to wound his pride
[03:09.95] So the sun god flew away
[03:12.68] And when the king came down that day
[03:15.83] He found his meadowlark had died
[03:20.66] Every time I heard that part, I cried
[03:27.55] And now I stand here, starry-eyed and stormy
[03:32.39] Ah, just when I thought my heart was finally numb
[03:37.72] A beautiful young man appears before me
[03:42.26] Singing, "Come, oh, won't you come?"
[03:47.37] And what can I do if finally for the first time
[03:52.45] The one I'm burning for returns the glow?
[03:57.66] If love has come at last, it's picked the worst time
[04:02.00] Still I know
[04:05.67] I've got to go!
[04:06.93] Fly away, meadowlark
[04:11.90] Fly away on the silver morning
[04:17.07] If I stay, I'll grow to curse the dark
[04:22.26] So it's off where the days won't bind me
[04:24.62] I know I leave wounds behind me
[04:27.10] But I won't let tomorrow find me
[04:30.65] Back this way
[04:34.32] Before my past once again can blind me
[04:44.47] Fly away
[04:54.31] And we won't wait to say goodbye
[05:02.86] My beautiful young man and I
[05:26.08]