LARRY HIRSHBERG

 

Million Mile Embers

 

We rode along the cliffs above the crashy rocking shore
She was driving as I admired the pretty face she wore
The waves flew hard onto the sand of a little beach we found
Gulls rolled in and out again - we watched the sun go down...

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Behind the rain the stars are falling
Million mile embers
Tonight it is hard to forget
And harder to remember

She threw a log onto the fire and told me 'bout her dad
The flames made her look like a girl in a dream I'd had
But she was not my enemy and this was not a dream
We curled together on the sand and listened to the sea

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Before the dawn could light our way we woke with voices near
Four hooligans with lights and guns then filled my life with fear
They made me watch - I never knew what was her middle name
They shot me once and left me there to die and then it rained...

Chorus

I got up in an hour or two and made it to the road
The car was gone - my chest hurt bad - felt ready to explode
Tonight I walk close to home listening to the sky
A single gull flies through the storm - she seems to whisper "Why?"

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