Nanci Griffith - The Sun, Moon, And Stars lyrics

The sun, the moon and the stars they make the wind blow It took me twenty years to understand Lost to me are how the lives of friends go like autumn leaves in Oklahoma wind But it made me strong to be on my own It never did me no harm to live all alone Oh, but now and then in the colour of the evening Drunken in a barroom with a fan turning I've come to miss a few This afternoon was cloudy and the rains came Third day of my first day San Miguel Seems lately that I'm doubling as Storm bait I've been followed like a shadow through the dell But it made me strong to be on my own It never did me no harm to live all alone Oh, but now and then in the colour of the evening Drunken in a barroom with a fan turning I've come to miss a few Dear friends and relations see what I have done I've gathered all my fingers in one place They breathe a breath that's deadly stale since they tooled a song for me I guess mechanics never really set the pace Cause I'm back and I'm strong I'm here on my own It never did me no harm to live all alone Oh, but now and then in the colour of the evening Drunken in a barroom with a fan turning I've come to miss a few The sun, the moon and the stars they make the wind blow It took me twenty years to understand But lost to me are how the lives of friends go like autumn leaves in Oklahoma wind ...oh, but now and then it's in the colour of the evening Drunken in a barroom with a fan turning I'll come to miss a few