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 a seeker and a witch |
| We were a couple of romantic kids, me and my girl friend in high school. It was cold, and I had my jean jacket buttoned up. She was wearing a dark blue peacoat. She loved that coat. It was like a cloak. |
| Like me she loved the Who, and Led Zeppelin, but what really knocked her out was Witchy Woman by the Eagles, with its mysterious tom-tom beat in the chorus. She had raven hair and ruby lips, and in wintertime, when this picture was taken, I'm sure that sparks could fly from her fingertips. |
| We liked imagining that we were characters in songs. It helped if the characters in the songs were only vaguely described, making it easier to fit into the picture. If I was seeking answers, this was a big one. |
| But at the time I missed it, and I reworked the song I wrote about us until it was too specific. There wasn't enough room for anyone else to fit themselves into it. |
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| Here is the original version. It's kind of rough and I like it better. |
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I remember It was a funny kind of thing we had We were rebels You said I was quiet like your dad He had gone and left you on your own I should have known That old piano In the parlor where we'd hung our coats You played classics I played the blues I couldn't read the notes And you'd practice Moonlight Serenade When I stayed Moonlight Serenade Moonlight Serenade I was restless A Romeo that couldn't get too far You were cautious You didn't want to end up like your ma What a crazy bind to put you in So call it sin And graduation Where the axe fell on our lover's knot And off to college Where you met someone you liked a lot And I gave you up without a fight Didn't even write Moonlight Serenade Moonlight Serenade There is something Even after all those years ago It's almost nothing Still I thought somehow you'd like to know It comes back to me every now and then It's here again We are walking With snow on fields, a freezin' winter night The moon is shining And everywhere the world is full of light It didn't match the light that your eyes made As we played Moonlight Serenade Moonlight Serenade Moonlight Serenade Moonlight Serenade |
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