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Lay Our Heavy Heads

from KELLY OLIVER - BEDLAM by KELLY OLIVER

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Down where the river flows, and where the boats are rowing
Down where the river flows, and where the boats are rowing
He said 'I'll meet you there, I'll bring food and I'll prepare
a patch of land to lay our heavy heads on.'

And when the market opens, and all the people are going
And when the market opens, and all the people are going
He said 'I'll take you there, watch how people stop and stare at you.
And I'll have my arm around you.'

Down at the city hall, where all the crowds are gathering
Down at the city hall, where all the crowds are gathering
He said 'I'm running there, I'll tell every soul out there
that you said you would be with me and I'm with you.'

And on our wedding day, with God Almighty watching
And on our wedding day, with God Almighty watching
I promise I'll take you, with every happiness and struggle and sadness too,
and I will spend my life with you.

And in your darkest hour, when all your lights are dimming
And in your darkest hour, when all your lights are dimming
You know I'll comfort you, and even if my light is dimming too,
you know I'll always hold mine out for you.

'In sickness and in health', those were the words we promised
'In sickness and in health', those were the words we promised
In your sickness and my health, I will give my life to ease your sickness
and you will take my health.

And when the curtain falls, and in your dying moments
And when the curtain falls, and in your dying moments
You know I'll sit with you, I'll sip whiskey like we used to do
and I'll be the last to say 'I love you'.

And when your body's gone, and we pray for your soul
And when your body's gone, and we pray for your soul
You know I'll be missing you, I'll have the children you bore for me too
You know I'm still missing you, here with the children you bore for me too
And I'm still the lucky man who spent your life with you.

©Kelly Oliver 2015

Kelly Oliver

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from KELLY OLIVER - BEDLAM, released June 3, 2016
Written by Kelly Oliver
Produced by Stu Hanna
Kelly Oliver - vocals and guitar
Stu Hanna - fiddle, mandolin and electric piano

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Folkstock Records UK

Boutique label releasing handpicked singer songwriters from the Folkstock fold.
Most engineering, mixing and mastering by Lauren Deakin Davies.
Except Bright Season by Bright Season - released 31st May 2014
The F Spot by Friends of Folkstock - release date 17th May 2014
Passing the Baton - Swarb and Folkstock friends - 5th April 2014
Debut EP release from Kelly Oliver on 26.11.13. Far From Home ... more

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