Portales

Lyrics

[Verse 1] North of Portales, above the Caprock plain She was lookin' out the window at the New Mexico rain I'd found her sleepin' in a haystack I left her dreaming and I never went back [Chorus] Hand-woven love songs [in/and?] sadness Is all I sing when I think of you Morning love, sighs, goodbyes, and madness Is all I ever gave to you [Verse 2] She was a woman, she was barely twenty-five So nice to look at, wild and alive She was in love, you know, but I could not see When she'd say her prayers she'd say one for me [Chorus] And I said, hand-woven love songs of sadness Is all I sing when I think of you Morning love, sighs, goodbyes, and madness Was all I ever gave to you [Verse 3] Sometime that winter I heard that old [row?] The high wild wind, cold and alone She gave me an old ring for my hand Said, "I know you're leaving, won't you love me while you can" [Chorus] Hand-woven love songs of sadness Is all I sing when I think of you Morning love, sighs, goodbyes, and madness Was all I ever gave to you Was all I ever gave to you