out walking by the slow muddy
I went down to the river, down to the river on a hunch.
Went down to that old slow muddy river purely on a hunch.
Saw you sitting on a blanket all alone next to your lunch.
Wandered by, wandered by, purely on the chance.
Wandered by, wandered by, purely on the chance.
On the chance that you might be thinking, thinking about some sweet romance.
You looked at me with those eyes that could make cold steel melt.
Didn’t talk just looked at me with those eyes that could make cold steel melt.
I couldn’t think and I didn’t even know what I felt.
You patted the blanket so I just set myself right on down.
You patted the blanket so I just set myself right on down.
When I got there I couldn’t even feel the hardness of the ground.
You offered me a drink but I couldn’t even swallow.
You offered me a drink but I couldn’t even swallow.
My head was spinning and my stomach felt all hollow.
Birds were singing, singing in the trees.
Birds were singing, they were singing in the trees.
They were singing to the world and talking with the bees.
I put my arm around you and all you said was, “Please”.
I put my arm around you and all you said was, “Please”.
There’s many ways you can take that but I didn’t take it as a tease.
No I didn’t take it at all, didn’t take it at all, to be a tease.