[Verse] God and his only son Paid a courtesy call on Earth one Sunday morning Orange blossoms opened their fragrant lips Songbirds sang from the tips of cotton roots Old folks wept For his love in these hard times Well, better be going Said the the restless lord to his son There are galaxies yet to be born Creation is never done Anyway these people are slobs here If we stay it's bound to be a mob scene" Disappeared And it's just like love in hard times I loved her the first time I saw her I know that's an old songwriting cliche I loved her the first time I saw her Can't describe it any other way Any other way The light of her beauty is warm as a summer day Clouds of antelopes roll by No hint of rain Pale blue sky Just love, love, love, love, love [Bridge] But the rains came The tears burned The windows rattled The locks turned It's easy to be generous when you're owed It's hard to be grateful When you're out of control And love is gone [Outro] The light at the edge of the curtain was the quiet dove The bedroom weaves in clicks and clacks My heart and my mind will never last When your hand takes mine Thank God I found you tonight[x3]
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