Lyrics:
Yesterday brought love as sweet as clover
Every kiss was fresh as morning rain
But today you told me it's over
And my heart is burdened down with pain
Though it hurts me when you are so cold dear
And you know our love's beyon repair
Our love cheapen what was pure as gold dear
You don't love me but I'll always care
[ fiddle - steel ]
Darling I am glad that I have known you
Every sorrow that we have to share
And in dreams I know I'll always own you
You don't love me but I'll always care
Though it hurts me when you are so cold dear...
Put a word to these
Put a word to these
This thin line greased
I can't see
Fingers stain my gold
Sweet clover
Sweet clover
Sweet clover
Sweet
Whose side you on?
Which side you on?
Silence near the battle cry
Hollow victory
Which lie do you own?
I tore my letter up, I couldn't even start
To tell you what's really here in my heart
There's only so much that words can say
So I send you a piece of this beautiful day
Oh, I want you to know that I took a rainbow
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took some flowers in the spring, made a sweet clover ring
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took a song from the lark, the moon from the dark
A spark from the sparklin' dew
With a kiss and a hug and a whole lot of love
I sent 'em off in a letter to you
I took the mornin' sun peekin' through the trees
And the dandelion silk tangled in the breeze
I folded 'em up, sealed 'em with a kiss
It's the kind of letter that you can't resist
Oh, I want you to know that I took a rainbow
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took some flowers in the spring, made a sweet clover ring
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took a song from the lark, the moon from the dark
A spark from the sparklin' dew
With a kiss and a hug and a whole lot of love
I sent 'em off in a letter to you
In a day or two, just you wait and see
You're gonna get a special delivery
You'll know the way I feel, there can't be any doubt
When you open it up and let the love spill out
I tore my letter up, couldn't even start
To tell you what's really here in my heart
There's only so much that words can say
So I sent you a piece of this beautiful day
Oh, I want you to know that I took a rainbow
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took some flowers in the spring, made a sweet clover ring
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took a song from the lark - the moon from the dark
A spark with the sparkling dew
With a kiss and a hug and a whole lot of love
I sent 'em off in a letter to you
I took the mornin' sun, peekin' throgh the trees
And the dandelion silk tangled in the breeze
I folded 'em up - sealed 'em with a kiss
It's the kind of letter that you can't resist
Oh, I want you to know that I took a rainbow
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took some flowers in the spring, made a sweet clover ring
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took a song from the lark - the moon from the dark
A spark with the sparkling dew
With a kiss and a hug and a whole lot of love
I sent 'em off in a letter to you
In a day or two - just you wait and see
You're gonna get a special delivery
You'll know the way I feel - there can't be any doubt
When you open it up and let the love spill out
Oh, I want you to know that I took a rainbow
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took some flowers in the spring, made a sweet clover ring
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took a song from the lark - the moon from the dark
A spark with the sparkling dew
With a kiss and a hug and a whole lot of love
I sent 'em off in a letter to you
You know
I sent 'em off in a letter to you
Ooohh, baby
I sent 'em off in a letter to you
You know
See what I want?
I looked high, I looked low
Always searching for love
Well I try in my soul
But I just couldn’t give up
Then one night so deep
I stepped into paradise
With a smile that's so sweet
You put love into my life
Now I’m so happy, feel like singing
Children laughing, bells are ringing
Feels like heaven, I’m in clover
Sweet as honey, can't get over
Now you gave me the sunshine
Made it brighter each day
So I’ll tell everybody that’ll listen to me
Your love made me this way
Well each day when I rise
I start out thinking of you
There’s no gray in my sky
It stays eternally blue
When the sun sinks low
I’m not alone in the dark
There's a sunny glow
That you put into my heart
My knuckles were bruised like violets
Sucker punching walls, cursed you as I sleep-talked
Spineless in my tomb of silence
Tore your banners down, took the battle underground
And maybe it was ego swinging
Maybe it was her
Flashes of the battle come back to me in a blur
All that bloodshed, crimson clover
Uh-huh, sweet dream was over
My hand was the one you reached for
All throughout the Great War
Always remember
Uh-huh, tears on the letter
I vowed not to cry anymore
If we survived the Great War
You drew up some good faith treaties
I drew curtains closed, drank my poison all alone
You said I have to trust more freely
But diesel is desire, you were playin' with fire
And maybe it's the past that's talkin'
Screamin' from the crypt
Tellin' me to punish you for things you never did
So I justified it
All that bloodshed, crimson clover
Uh-huh, the bombs were close and
My hand was the one you reached for
All throughout the Great War
Always remember
Uh-huh, the burning embers
I vowed not to fight anymore
If we survived the Great War
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
It turned into something bigger
Somewhere in the haze, got a sense I'd been betrayed
Your finger on my hair pin triggers
Soldier down on that icy ground
Looked up at me with honor and truth
Broken and blue, so I called off the troops
That was the night I nearly lost you
I really thought I lost you
We can plant a memory garden
Say a solemn prayer, place a poppy in my hair
There's no morning glory, it was war, it wasn't fair
And we will never go back
To that bloodshed, crimson clover
Uh-huh, the worst was over
My hand was the one you reached for
All throughout the Great War
Always remember
Uh-huh, we're burned for better
I vowed I would always be yours
'Cause we survived the Great War
Uh-huh
Uh-huh
I would always be yours
'Cause we survived the Great War
Uh-huh
I vowed I would always be yours
I look high, I look low
Always searching for love
Well I try in my soul
But I just couldn't give up
Then one night it'll be
I stepped into paradise
We just smiled so sweet
You put love into my life
Now I'm so happy, feel like singing
Children laughing, bells are ringing
Feels like heaven, I'm in clover
Sweet as honey, candy over
Now you gave me the sunshine
Made it brighter each day
So I'll tell everybody that'll listen to me
Your love made me this way
Well each day when I rise
I start out thinking of you
There's no grey in my sky
It stays eternally blue
When the star it don't glow
I'm not alone in the dark
Then the sun will glow
That you put into my heart
Now I'm so happy, feel like singing
Children laughing, bells are ringing
Feels like heaven, I'm in clover
Sweet as honey, candy over
Now you gave me the sunshine
Made it brighter each day
So I'll tell everybody that'll listen to me
Your love made me this way
Now you gave me the sunshine
Made it brighter each day
So I'll tell everybody that'll listen to me
Now I'm so happy, feel like singing
Children laughing, bells are ringing
Feels like heaven, I'm in clover
Sweet as honey, candy over
Now you gave me the sunshine
Made it brighter each day
So I'll tell everybody that'll listen to me
Your love made me this way
Your love made me this way
I used to read about it in movie magazines
People drinkin' champagne and ridin' limousines
Shoppin' at the finest stores, fancy restaurants
Diamonds rings and everything that one could ever want
Not bad (not bad)
I used to say to myself, "not bad" (not bad)
They've done alright for themselves
Livin' high and bein' free in the land of opportunity
Not bad (not bad)
I used to think how lucky those people really were
Back when I was just a kid and people still wore fur
I used to fantasize that I could even be a star
With my new clothes, a penthouse suite, and my own fancy car
Not bad (not bad)
Hey, look at me, I made it
Not bad (not bad)
I got my own pink Mercedes
A poor little country girl like me, enjoyin' such prosperity
Not bad (not bad)
Mmm-ooh, not bad
No, it ain't bad, it ain't bad, it ain't bad
(Ooh)
Sometimes I look around me, I can't believe it's true
To think of where I came from and where I've gotten to
Not bad, It ain't bad, it ain't bad
I've gone from rags to riches, not bad (not bad)
Got a little money in my britches
To do things you wanna do
And it's good to know dreams do come true
Not bad (it ain't bad)
Not bad (not bad)
If I do say so myself
Not bad (not bad)
I gotta couple trophies on my shelf
Not bad (not bad)
Well, I'm rollin' in sweet clover
Not bad (not bad)
Well, my cup runneth over
Livin' high and bein' free in the land of opportunity
Not bad (it ain't bad)
To do things you wanna do
And it's good to know dreams do come true (they do)
Not bad (bad)
Hey, yeah (ooh)
I tore my letter up, I couldn't even start
To tell you what's really here in my heart
There's only so much that words can say
So I send you a piece of this beautiful day
Oh, I want you to know that I took a rainbow
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took some flowers in the spring, made a sweet clover ring
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took a song from the lark - the moon frm the dark
A spark from the sparklin' dew
With a kiss and a hug and a whole lot of love
I sent 'em off in a letter to you
I took the mornin' sun peekin' through the trees
And the dandelion silk tangled in the breeze
I folded 'em up - sealed 'em with a kiss
It's the kind of letter that you can't resist
Oh, I want you to know that I took a rainbow
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took some flowers in the spring, made a sweet clover ring
And sent it off in a letter to you
Took a song from the lark - the moon frm the dark
A spark from the sparklin' dew
With a kiss and a hug and a whole lot of love
I sent 'em off in a letter to you
In a day or two - just you wait and see
You're gonna get a special delivery
You'll know the way I feel - there can't be any doubt
When you open it up and let the love spill out
Oh, no reflection of you
It's one thing to be real
And another to pretend
This mystery you feel
That you thought would never end
If you go out tonight
On a trail of heavy sparks
You are a creature of the night
But you're hidin' from the dark
Ooh, no reflection of you
Ooh, no reflection of you
Sweet clover in your mind
That I thought would never end
But you had to be so unkind
When I thought you were my friend
I wanna know, wanna know
When it passes by
Takes forever and forever
To forget a lie
Ooh, no reflection of you
Ooh, no reflection of you
Send me your line
Send me your line
I'll be better to you, baby
Better this time
Better this time
Ooh, no reflection of you
Ooh, no reflection of you
No reflection of you
No reflection of you
No reflection of you
No reflection of you
No reflection of you (Ooh)
No reflection of you (Ahh)
Sanctuaries built by titans before you destroyed with a final kiss
Congregate to those historic ruins to just disgrace their holy hiss
Shallow, your shelter's falling down
Naive to everything around
The whole world is moving by you with your gospel proven untrue
Oh sweet clover
It's time for you to start over
Dissolution of the emphatic conscience eradicates progress
Your citation of an apparent movement is honestly artifice
Sold your morals to the highest bidder
Death has found its pawn
Sold your morals to the highest bidder
You have sung your final song
I have traveled this world over I have rambled all my days
When my journeys have all ended place some flowers on my grave
Local flowers just some daisies wild wood flowers from the hills
Where I will spend my eternal hours lay me down with local flowers
[Guitar]
Please don't buy those red carnations I don't need the lilies fair
Just go walking on the mountain gather what is blooming there
Rosemary means that you'll remember clover's sweet as the love we shared
Myrtle says that you will miss me rambling roses say you cared
Local flowers just some daisies...
She was a shapeshifter
All it takes didn't matter to her
Oh no
She's born a billion times over
With a mind full of sweet smelling pine and clover
And she told ya how to be low
And she told ya how to be low
She was a boneified grifter
That could quite remember what she was or what she had been
She's born a billion times over
With a mind full of sweet smelling pine and clover
And she told ya how to be low
And she told ya how to be low
So come now and cut me deep
I need you know how does it go
It's in the space thats got you surround
I get so high I can't feel the ground
She was a shapeshifter
All it takes didn't matter to her
Oh no
She's born a billion times over
With a mind full of sweet smelling pine and clover
I'm going to take a rope
And put it over her shoulders
And head for the river
And practice on boulders
And when she's real good
I'm going to build a big ramp
And me and that bovine
Gonna vacate this camp
fly now
Across the hills
Everyone's watching
Gonna give them a thrill
so pound up that ramp
Your hooves sound like thunder
I'm Zeus - you're Pegasus
We're a six-legged wonder
It's our key to success
We'll be famous world over
I'll make lots of money
And you'll have sweet clover
fly now
Across the sky
Fetlocks a-flappin'
It's just you and I
and I won't tell the airforce about my schemes
I know they'd abuse you for their flying machines
And the farmers will curse me
When their cows take off from the fields
No meat for their markets
No milk for their meals
fly now
Across the hills
Everyone's watching
Gonna give them a thrill
so don't let me down
Oh, bovine be risen
Come on, sweet Bessie
Be just like my vision
Don't back away Bessie
If you pull I'll push
And we'll weave a nice sine wave
Up over the bush
fly now
Across the hills
Fetlocks a-flappin'
The earth's standing still
Fly now
Up in the sky
Bessie sweet Bessie
It's just you and I
(chorus)
I had a dream that I wrote a song for you
And you just sat back and laughed
I can't sleep to save my life
I guess that's what I get for
(chorus)
sweet clover
BEFORE I LOSE MY MIND
(Vic McAlpin - Roy Drusky)
« © '61 Acclaim Music »
You're telling everybody that it's over that our love affair was just a waste of time
Who think I thought I walk in fields of clover
When your sweet love was never really mine
I'm passing through the gate where the sun will never shine
Too much I know too late how could I be so blind
I try to forget you but I don't have that much time
I know I can't get over you before I lose my mind
How could I even hope to keep a mem'ry when at anytime the past will disappear
When that time comes if I could just remember
One moment of desire when you were here
I'm passing through the gate...
Oh, fairest of stars
You bring all that the bright dawn scattered
I loved you once long ago
When we danced
In fields of chervil and sweet clover
How I long to do it again
I'm going back to my first love
I'm going back to my first love
I'm going back to my first love
I'm going back to my first love
Towards you lovely one
My mind never changes
In my desert state of mine
You are the sole oasis
I'm going back to my first love
I'm going back to my first love
I'm going back to my first love
I'm going back to my first love
Our tender souls
Did not see us growing old
Now that we have
It seems like we always long for home
Hey
Hey
Hey
Hey
When the wind shakes the trees
I can feel your return to me
And when the leaves turn right oh over
Then I'll know you're coming home
'Cause you're a long time gone
You're a long time gone
When the rain falls in sheets
Then it's time for us to meet
And when the fields are flooded over
Then I'll know you're coming home
'Cause you're a long time gone
'Cause you're a long time gone
Come, hurry back to me
Come, hurry back to me
Come home
Come, hurry back to me
Come, hurry back to me
Come home
When I fall in eternal sleep
Maybe then you'll return to me
And when the bees spurn sweet clover
Then I'll know you're coming home
'Cause you're a long time gone
You're a long time gone
Come, hurry back to me
Come, hurry back to me
Come home
Come home
Come, hurry back to me
Come, hurry back to me
Come hurry home
Home
Home
Fear fun, fear love
Fresh out of fucks, forever
Tryin' to be stronger for you
Ice cream, ice queen
I dream in jeans and leather
Life's dream, I'm sweet for you
Oh God, miss you on my lips
It's me, your little Venice bitch
On the stoop with the neighborhood kids
Callin' out, bang bang, kiss kiss
You're in the yard, I light the fire
And as the summer fades away
Nothing gold can stay
You write, I tour, we make it work
You're beautiful and I'm insane
We're American-made
Give me Hallmark
One dream, one life, one lover
Paint me happy and blue
Norman Rockwell
No hype under our covers
It's just me and you
Oh God, miss you on my lips
It's me, your little Venice bitch
On the stoop with the neighborhood kids
Callin' out, bang bang, kiss kiss
You're in the yard, I light the fire
And as the summer fades away
Nothing gold can stay
You write, I tour, we make it work
You're beautiful and I'm insane
We're American-made
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Signin' off, bang bang, kiss kiss
Yeah yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Signin' off, bang bang, kiss kiss
Oh god, want you on my lips (I do, I do)
It's me, your little Venice bitch
On the stoop with the neighborhood kids
Signin' off, bang bang, kiss kiss
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
(Signin' off, bang bang, kiss kiss)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Young baby is back in town now
You should come, come over
We'll be hanging around now
You should come, come over
Oh God, I love him on my lips
It's me, your little Venice bitch
Touch me with your fingertips
It's me, your little Venice bitch
Ba-back in the garden
We're getting high now, because we're older
Me, myself, I like diamonds
My baby, crimson and clover
(La-la-la-la-la-la, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful)
(La-la-la-la-la-la, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, whatever
Everything, whatever
Oh, oh, oh, oh, whatever
Everything, whatever
Back in the garden
We're getting high now, because we're older
Me, myself, I like diamonds
My baby, crimson and clover
Crimson and clover, honey
Crimson and clover, honey
Crimson and clover, honey
Crimson and clover, honey
Crimson and clover, honey
Crimson and clover, honey
Over and over, honey
Over and over, honey
Over and over, honey
Over and over, honey
Over and over
If you weren't mine, I'd be
Jealous of your love
If you weren't mine, I'd be
Jealous of your love
If you weren't mine, I'd be
Jealous of your love
If you weren't mine, I'd be
Jealous of your love
If you weren't mine, I'd be
Jealous of your love
keep it loaded with at least two rounds
the first, a warning
you're like a son to me
keep it moving with at least two frowns
the first, a mourning
be like the dawn for me
portulaca my flower my friend
wait through the cold til spring
i'll bring the apples, i'll sing
the harvest queen and king
the harvest queen and king
we'll eat sweet grass, we'll sing
we'll eat sweet clover, we'll sing
we'll eat sweet clover, we'll sing
City's getting colder, no bluebird on my shoulder singing
I can't stand the look-back, I know we started out sinking
I don't wanna see you, but I don't want it to be over
Walk around the park, point out the white sweet clover
Spend days asleep, stay inside
We'll just talk to ourselves, crush what's left of our time
Clench your teeth, hold your breath
Spend too long under water, scare ourselves to death
Taking ourselves backwards, we were never in the shiny bright spots
Wound around our finger, never saw the usefulness in deep thought
I don't wanna talk, I just want you to come closer
We can get apart, wait for all of this to blow over
And see what it's done to you, what it's done to me
A life we outgrew
So we'll just sleep, stay inside
We'll just talk to ourselves, crush what's left of our time
Clench your teeth, hold your breath
Spend too long under water, scare ourselves to death
We'll just sleep, stay inside
We'll just talk to ourselves, crush what's left of our time
Clench your teeth, hold your breath
Spend too long under water, scare ourselves to death
He was dying in the canyon
Nothing but gold for his companion
She found him gave him shelter
He came back to life as he held her
She said I am mariposa
Sweets desert rose, white clover
Wildflower love only blooms
On the mountainside, when love is true
Wildflower in your hand
You will never hold me again
He dreamed they would marry,
She left with all the gold she could carry
He was heartsick and forsaken
He searched for the trails she had taken
All he wanted was mariposa,
Sweet desert rose, white clover
Wildflower love only blooms
On the mountainside when love is true
Wildflowers in your hand
You will never hold me again
He searched for seven seasons
Sure in his heart he would see her
He returned to that canyon
Lay down and die with no companion
And you will find there mariposas
Sweet desert roses, and white clover
Wildflower love only blooms
On the mountainside when love is true
Wildflowers in your hand
You will never hold me again
Don't want a four leaf clover
Don't want an old horse shoe
Want your kiss 'cause I just can't miss
With a good luck charm like you
Come on and be my little good luck charm
Uh-huh huh, you sweet delight
I want a good luck charm
A-hanging on my arm
To have, to have, to hold, to hold tonight
Don't want a silver dollar
Rabbit's foot on a string
The happiness in your warm caress
No rabbit's foot can bring
Come on and be my little good luck charm
Uh-huh huh, you sweet delight
I want a good luck charm
A-hanging on my arm
To have, to have, to hold, to hold tonight
If I found a lucky penny
I'd toss it across the bay
Your love is worth all the gold on earth
No wonder that I say
Come on and be my little good luck charm
Uh-huh huh, you sweet delight
I want a good luck charm
A-hanging on my arm
To have, to have, to hold, to hold tonight
Don't want a four leaf clover
Don't want an old horse shoe
Want your kiss 'cause I just can't miss
With a good luck charm like you
Come on and be my little good luck charm
Uh-huh huh, you sweet delight
I want a good luck charm
A-hanging on my arm
To have, to have, to hold, to hold tonight
Don't want a silver dollar
Rabbit's foot on a string
The happiness in your warm caress
No rabbit's foot can bring
Come on and be my little good luck charm
Uh-huh huh, you sweet delight
I want a good luck charm
A-hanging on my arm
To have, to have, to hold, to hold tonight
I found a lucky penny
I'd toss it across the bay
Your love is worth all the gold on earth
No wonder that I say
Come on and be my little good luck charm
Uh-huh huh, you sweet delight
I want a good luck charm
A-hanging on my arm
To have, to have, to hold, to hold tonight.
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