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Songs for Ancient Days

by Jay Cravath

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1.
Life's Suite 05:52
I (Adagio) Days begin Light falls in We are not alone Spring again Flowers bend ‘Til their seeds are sown (refrain) Caught on a cloud Wond’rin which way to go to get to the ground They’re tryin’ to reach ground Days goes by You and I How long must we roam Seasons fly Night birds cry On a journey home Caught in a cloud Wondering which way to go to get to the ground We’re tryin’ to reach ground II (Allegro) Came home from school my ma was not at home Went by your house then called you on the phone You were out high stepping with some other guy Dancin’ in the street you know your shoes don’t lie (Chorus) Or wasn’t it you—only a dream again Suddenly blue Got to get a grip—again--- [Chorus] Meet you down town about a half past four Buy you somethin’ pretty then we’ll see a show Keep you all night make your daddy mad Show me better lovin’ than your boyfriends had (Break) (2nd time)----grip again---grip again You know I like to take you drivin’ when the stars are out Open all the windows let the music shout Way out in the country and we’ll park the car Walkin’ to the river cuz it ain’t too far----------- Take you back home in the mornin’ to a brand new dawn Sneakin’ through the backyard with the sprinklers on In the side gate to your bedroom door One last kiss I’ll be back for more One last kiss I’ll be back for more One last kiss I’ll be back for more III (Andante) Happy when we wake up put the coffee on Do some morning pages and water the lawn This will be my gift to you To stick around and see it through Any time you want me call out the back door Livin in nature is a fine thing for sure You will be a gift to me We got all we need to be
2.
I can't believe you're really gone Now I'll never hear that sweet Brazilian song Drifting down the streets of Rio Somewhere in that upward sky If you're listening please heed this plaintive call And answer with a song Jobim- send me a song from up above So that I may sing it for all your friends down here Jobim- make it a samba lullaby I thank you for the songs you gave us all these years Jobim- where is that lilting melody that your guitar was always the first to find Jobim- listen again to the wave and sky and bring it back to all in sweet Brazilian song Once I saw a sad-eyed lady sing your song It was a meditation on her solitude Then I knew that someone somewhere had heard an angel's song Beating on a batukada rhythm, wings a flappin' with a samba motion At some heavenly carnival
3.
Lessons are for learning that's what teachers used to tell us when we were in school Always tell the truth just listen to your heart and never ever play the fool You got to see beyond the morning when you're cold and empty and there ain't no place to hide You gotta walk into the colors of the day to try and turn away the pain inside I know I’ll never lose the moment when you chose to walk me soft upon the open plain The grass was high your windblown hair and both our hearts knew we were heading home again I remember what you told me when we said we would be lovers till the end of years You said that if another ever came between us that would lead you to a trail of tears We yana we ya heya, we yana we ya heya We yana we ya heya na we yana he ya And in the end we start again We are all the same inside And then the days turn to the wind Take that lonely dream and ride You said you never saw me comin' when we met again that night at the Blue Saloon You said you wouldn't be a victim once again to the magic in that pale moon I said the story's never over till the pages empty white and the voices fail You said the dreamer always find a way to make himself a hero in a fairytale Why couldn't love be like a stone of granite, takes the ice and rain and lasts a thousand years? Or were we meant to wander aimless searching for a friend to only find a trail of tears?
4.
Sicily 02:42
If you won’t have me here I want no one If you won’t see me clear I’ll hide the sun If you won’t be my girl Then life is wrong I’ll move to Sicily They like sad songs They always lock their gates Hold grudges long past late Won’t loan their motorcars And curse the sea If this is love my dear Sing sweet to me I’ll tune my guitar and accompany
5.
Was there really anything between us I would like to know—think I need to know Answered by this searching to find history to make a peace with thee then I’ll let it go I’m better on my own I said let’s be friends you said “then we’re enemies” How can that be so—know I need to know I was taken and you were calling out to me I fell for thee Could not let go We’re better on our own Living in the shadows of a world I’ve come to own Lately it’s been pulling at my sleeves Watching cars rush by me in the striped no passing zones While I slow to observe the falling leaves Seasons wander by as children play their games Waiting to be told—they need the stories told You are taking time write your fairytales Hope your words won’t fail Don’t let them go When the days grow dark and we are weary Would you like to know—do you want to know? If I’m happy and I ever think of you Did you love me true Just let it go I hope you find a home
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Had I known you then Had it been in some small town so far away I would have run to you, eyes to eyes and pulled you in Saying to you: "Please let this love begin. Let it start right now I have much to say Let the song begin, hear the fiddles play For the morning sun has not broken noon We could run to the beach, we could be there soon" Had it been in Spring- swallows turning in the lilac air Your mother was gardening, saying don't stay out too late Knowing in her heart love had found its fate You're a diamond fixed in this gypsy ring Or the softened rain making sidewalks sing You take my hand with the school bell's ring We are in the park doing everything An afternoon that storytellers use to take you in Had you danced in my backyard all the neighbors inside with their TV's on Your eyes a-sparkling like a million stars over our town Dancing with you, making my love go 'round It goes round and round like a leaf in stream You would take my heart when the earth was green The night so blue in the skyline dream And the Northern Lights riding in between Somewhere in between An age of innocence and this crazy city scene I saw you in the light, like a hero from my childhood dreams Or some movie when love comes finally clean And the lovers dance on the open ground While the clouds collide with the thunder's sound Then the credits roll out the cast and crew And some singer sings while it fades to blue The way I feel about you is like a love song with no end Where are you in reference to the wind I close my eyes and find no comfort there If I could see you now, if I could hold you again We'd know in our hearts life begins again Let it start right now we have all this time Let the song begin the poets weave their rhyme We are both so young and our feet so free We are sons and daughters of our harmony
8.
Sun is goin down moon a comin bright Crickets on the prowl stars a flashin light Sun is goin down Owl in the air cars are drivin home Sky a gatherin night dogs’ll start to roam Sun is goin down Mountains fade to gray coyote on the field Children playin games fiddle starts a reel Mountains fade to gray Greasewood in the air nighthawk dips a wing Lovers on the porch choir starts to sing Mountains fade to gray River on the rise mammas rock their babes Mice a skitterin out music starts to fade River on the rise Breeze a whisperin sweet TV’s flicker blue Squirrels in their nests cooks a mixin roux River on the rise Dove a cooin low grampa falls asleep Sprinklers on the lawn gramma starts to sweep Dove a cooin low Doors a creakin shut children comin home Birds are on the wires widows all alone Dove a cooin low Sun is goin down moon a comin bright Crickets on the prowl stars a flashin light Sun is goin down Owl in the air cars are drivin home Sky a gatherin night dogs’ll start to roam Sun is goin down
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Soledad 01:21

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released April 1, 2017

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