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Prairie Girl

When you leave me, could you leave me just the way that I found you,
in your green dress, the color of the summer all around you?
Prairie girl, years ago, I guess I could have told you.
Love is slow, ‘til the one that’s leaving comes around to hold you.

I know you know, or else you would not come to say goodbye to me.
So discreet, just a message in the way you give your eyes to me.
Prairie girl, your mother always thought you were above me.
Leaving home, is that the only way that you could love me?

It’s a simple bed; you could turn it to a temple just for one night.
Sing to me. Hold your holy lips up to the candlelight.
Prairie girl, are you cold enough to leave the fire burning?
Stay with me. The summer will still be there in the morning.

Prairie girl, the summer will still be there in the morning.

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from The Law and the Lonesome, released January 1, 2009

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Jonathan Byrd Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Preacher's kid, Gulf War veteran, award-winning songwriter, Youtuber, teacher, and creativity coach from North Carolina.

“One of the top 50 songwriters of the last 50 years. ” — Chicago Tribune

“...a folk singer with the heart of a rock 'n' roll band.” — K. Oliver, Free Times.
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