Lyrics Young Wife - Julie Byrne

Young Wife

And I keep you in the cataracts,
Inside the blindness of my eyes,
Oh, celestial body,
Barricade this blown-out divide.
And with your hands that built the roof,
Set the tea in the kettle to brew,
I made my soul good by trusting the bees,
Made my life simple by learning what I can’t keep.
And in ribbons and colourful ways,
I learned to compromise with,
Thirteen teeth pressed into my side.
I am your young wife,
I am your young wife,
Your young wife.