They both swear they met by chance
He liked the band, she liked to dance
They were in love at their first glance
Mamihlapinatapei
All that summer, no matter what they did
You could always see them with her hand in his
They almost said it once, but God forbid
Mamihlapinatapei
Chorus
Funny how the patterns of our well-laid plans
Tangle our way
Scared that we'd unravel if we said the words
We never say Mamihlapinatapei
We can't say what's in our hearts
Our minds keep saying "Is this smart?"
But our eyes ask "Can't we start?"
Mamihlapinatapei
Chorus
They were married yesterday
Two lovers danced the night away
Words could never touch what their eyes convey
No, words can't touch what their eyes say
Mamihlapinatapei....Mamihlapinatapei.....Mamihlapinatapei
10, When I Go (D. Carter)
Come lonely hunter, chieftain and king
I will fly like a falcon when I go
Bear me, my brother, under your wing
I will strike, fell, like lightning when I go
I will bellow like the thunder drum, invoke the storm of war
A twisting pillar, spun of dust and blood, up from the prairie floor
I will sweep the foe before me like a gale out on the snow
And the wind will long recount the story, reverence and glory
When I go
Spring spirit dancer, nimble and thin
I will leap like coyote when I go
Tireless entrancer, lend me your skin
I will run like the gray wolf
When I go
I will climb the rise at daybreak, I will kiss the sky at noon
Raise my yearning voice at midnight to my mother in the moon
I will make the lay of long defeat and draw the chorus slow
I'll send this message down the wire and hope that someone wise is listening
When I go
And when the sun comes, trumpet from his red house in the east
He will find a standing stone where long I chanted my release
He will send his morning messenger to strike the hammer blow
I will crumble down uncountable in showers of crimson rubies
When I go
Sigh, mournful sister, whisper and turn
I will rattle like dry leaves when I go
Stand in the mist where my fire used to burn
I will camp on the night breeze when I go
And should you glimpse my wandering form out on the borderline
Between death and resurrection and the council of the pines
Do not worry for my comfort, do not sorrow for me so
All your diamond tears will rise up and adorn the sky beside me
When I go
credits
from Ronny Cox Live,
released January 1, 2004
R. Cox, T. MacNamara
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