Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song You And Me, Bess , by - Joanna Newsom. Release date: 22.02.2010
Song language: English
You And Me, Bess |
| We picked our way down to the beach |
| Watching the waves dragging out of our reach |
| Tangling tails, like a sodden sheet |
| Dangling entrails from the gut of the sea |
| Hoarding our meals, alfalfa and rolls |
| Trying not to catch the cold eye of the gulls |
| I hope Mother Nature has not overheard |
| Though she doles out hurt like a puking bird |
| We stayed for the winter |
| No-one told us about the laws of the land |
| I hold my own, but you with your hunger |
| You, on the other hand make yourself known |
| And when we were found I know we both grieved |
| My heart made the sound of snow falling from eaves |
| You and me, Bess, we was as thick as thieves |
| So I swore, nonetheless, up and down, it was only me |
| So they took me away and after some time |
| Studying my case must have made up their minds |
| By the time you realized I was dying |
| Must have been too late, I believe you were not lying |
| It is the day, I wake with my ears cocked up like a gun |
| Like every day, of course |
| Yanked by my wrists to the sugar-front courtyard |
| Now tell me, what have I done? |
| Seems I have stolen a horse and I step to the gallows |
| Who do you think that you are? |
| Arching your hooves like a crane |
| In the shallow gutter that lines the boulevards |
| Crowded with folks who just |
| Stare as I hang, it’s all the same |
| Kindness comes over me, what was your name? |
| It makes no difference, I’m glad that you came |
| Forever, I’ll listen to your glad neighing |