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[00:08.70]When i was a girl l i had a favorite story
[00:12.65]Of the meadowlark who lived where the rivers wind
[00:17.64]Her voice could match the angels' in its glory
[00:22.25]But she was blind, the lark was blind
[00:27.97]An old king came and took her to his palace
[00:31.97]Where the walls were burnished bronze and golden braid
[00:36.54]And he fed her fruit and nuts from an ivory chalice
[00:40.77]And he prayed:
[00:45.37]"Sing for me, my meadowlark,
[00:51.08]Sing for me of the silver morning,
[00:55.63]Set me free, my meadowlark,
[01:00.33]And i'll buy you a priceless jewel
[01:03.18]And cloth of brocade and crewel
[01:05.36]And i'll love you for life,
[01:06.82]If you will sing for me."
[01:12.57]Then one day as the lark sang by the water
[01:16.83]The god of the sun heard her in his flight
[01:21.86]And her singing moved him so
[01:23.70]He came and brought her the gift of sight
[01:29.57]He gave her sight
[01:31.33]And she opened her eyes to the shimmer and the splendor
[01:35.76]Of this beautiful, young god, so proud and strong
[01:40.26]And he called to the lark in a voice both rough and tender
[01:45.11]"Come along.
[01:49.19]Fly with me, my meadowlark,
[01:54.23]Fly with me on the silver morning,
[01:59.12]Past the sea where the dolphins bark
[02:03.97]We will dance on the coral beaches,
[02:06.32]Make a feast of the plums and peaches
[02:08.93]Just as far as your vision reaches
[02:11.34]Fly with me."
[02:16.13]But the meadowlark said no
[02:17.89]For the old king loved her so
[02:21.39]She couldn't bear to wound his pride
[02:25.39]So the sun god flew away
[02:27.76]And when the king came down that day
[02:30.26]He found his meadowlark had died
[02:34.33]Every time i heard that part i cried ...
[02:41.94]And now i stand here starry-eyed and stormy
[02:45.84]Oh, just when i thought my heart was finally numb
[02:50.42]A beautiful, young man appears before me,
[02:55.27]Singing "come, oh, won't you come?"
[03:00.58]And what can i do if finally for the first time
[03:04.50]The one i'm burning for returns the glow?
[03:09.04]If love has come at last it's picked the worst time
[03:13.30]Still i know
[03:16.97]I've got to go
[03:18.56]Fly away, meadowlark
[03:22.87]Fly away in the silver morning,
[03:27.47]If i stay, i'll grow to curse the dark
[03:32.53]So it's off where the days won't bind me
[03:34.40]I know i leave wounds behind me
[03:37.03]But i won't let tomorrow find me
[03:39.90]Back this way
[03:43.42]Before my past once again can blind me
[03:51.53]Fly away ...
[04:05.54]And we won't wait
[04:10.04]To say good-bye
[04:14.71]My beautiful young man
[04:29.06]And i.
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