Lonesome Silver-Haired Girl

by Spectator Bird

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lyrics

If I ever wake up one morning
Ready to brave what makes me afraid
I'll leave my home in the Shenandoah
For the gold I hear calling my name

I'll pack Willa Cather and a little tobacco
Not to smoke, but to share
With folks who, by chance, may steal a second glance
At my head of silvery hair

I began going grey in the seventh grade
All the girls would whisper and stare
Boys sitting behind me would count to three
And tug out my silvery hair

They'd say, who'll ever wanna hug
Who's ever gonna love you
Lonesome silver-haired girl

What do you do when you look sixty-two
But you just turned twenty-one
Your rosy heart aches
Oh, this is what makes
The silver-haired girl lonesome

Who's gonna hug and kiss
Who's gonna love and miss this
Lonesome silver-haired girl?

But what if I find what I left behind
Is the gold I went searching for
When I'm too old for the road
Dear Shenandoah, will you open your door?

I'll say, I've been ungrateful
But I remain still your lonesome silver-haired girl
I've been ungrateful
But I remain still
Your lonesome silver-haired girl

credits

released February 23, 2019
Lindsey FitzGerald: Vocals, guitar
Rachel FitzGerald: Vocals
Chad Altenberger: Bass, percussion
Written by Lindsey FitzGerald

Recorded by Gabriel Taylor at Packing Shed Records in Lovingston, VA. Many thanks to Rapunzel's 15th Annual Songwriting Competition and the Further Ado Foundation for making the recording time possible.

Mixed and mastered by Chad Altenberger at Three Arrows Sound in Harrisonburg, VA.

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