A Spirited Waltz

By Abner Burnett; Copyright 2001 © All Right Reserved

 

       F#                                                                                  E

I'm off with new friends; we're out and we're crossing the line.

        F#                                  A                                      E

A long way from home but some of us probably right here

C#mi                           E

Looking at all that we see

E                                   F#

Occasionally nicking a tree

E          

We walk with a swagger

 

It might be a stagger

        B

But none of us running from nothing

                         Esus

We feel fine tonight

 

                 E             B       A              E

Chorus: Let in the light, Let in the darkness

E                 B            A                 E

Family,  the friend, the rival and foe

E                             B                   A            C#mi

And when called to halt by the jealous believer

              G#mi     C#mi           F#                   Esus

Dance a spirited waltz on the bridge of their nose

 

A cask of blue flowers, some dark earth, and one bluebird's cry;

Blue to the center and crying with smiles in our eyes;

The waxlike skin of the one who is rubble belies

The rules and rewards,  love them all and love lots more besides.

Chorus:

 

And you, my dear Susan we'll slip in and out of disguise.

We'll float like soap bubbles, we'll kiss, pop, but not say goodbye.

The kids will find us in their time.

Nothing will wind and unwind.

And at night as we dance your sweet breath in my ear is a sign.

 

Chorus: We'll gather wild berries as we waltz through the deep woods.

                We'll gather wild honey without wrecking the hive.

                The last call to arms and crusade is just echo

                 A waltz will be swaying the wind and the tides