La Jeanne — Tightly Woven lyrics

Lyrics

Oh, where can I get me some tightly woven twigs
So I may rest my limbs and finally spread my wings
Oh, make me a nest so tight that I may never fall
And never hit the ground so hard that I never fall at all
Oh, make me a nest so tight that I may lay my songs
Give birth again and again without breaking my bones
Oh, make me a bed where I can rest my weary head
My back is already broken, and my arms are made of lead
I’ve carried a mother, a father, and all their pains
I’ve worried for their welfare, while mine I let go lame
I’ve cared for my brothers, my sisters less all in vain
They lay by the side of the road where the lark sings just the same
Oh, I’m done, I’ve done my deed, I am ready to run
I am ready to laugh and sing, tell my story to the sun
Oh, I could have loved you, for your eyes called me so
Said my name a million times, reminding me of home
But you are the boy, the child, that I know so well
Who knows not a love note from a bicycle bell
Oh, you can boil a cup of tea, you can hold and cuddle me
But a secure roof above my head you cannot promise me
For you are the man, and free as the wind
Who likes to play and dance and sing
Concern for survival is not yours, you toss it to the wind
For your love to catch, to carry, for your woman to hold
And then you wonder why on earth your woman struggles so
Oh, make me a nest so tight that I may never fall
Never hit the ground so hard that I never fly at all
Oh, where can I get me some tightly woven twigs
So I may rest my limbs and finally spread my wings
Oh, make me a nest so tight that I may lay my songs
Give birth again and again without breaking my bones