Lyrics Darkness And Light - Yonder Mountain String Band

Darkness And Light

There was a soldier, there was a lady, there was a lover, who lived in town
There was a battle, in that far country, to that dark land was that old soldier
bound
He held his true love, he kissed her softly, said Darlin fear not I’ll come
back 'round
From a near window, the lover watching, watching as her tears fell to the ground
Nights grew cold, her heart grew lonely, along the streets she would walk and
she’d cry
Her heart was tender, her thoughts went yonder, she’d gently kiss the ring
she’d wear upon her finger
Distance makes the heart grow fonder
But passion makes the fire bright
Loneliness and Confusion
Darkness and Light
One night while dreamin', she saw her true love, by an old rock wall,
he sat a weepin'
His eyes were shinin', his head turned skyward, asking God above,
how could this be?
She jumped up from bed, her heart was poundin, she went out to calm herself in
the cool night air
She started roamin', by the edge of town, while the lover watched her go all
alone
She soon grew weary, body tired, by an old rock wall she settled down
Her lover approachin', approachin' gently, lonely love was his favorite hunting
ground
Distance makes the heart grow fonder
But passion makes the fire bright
Loneliness and Confusion
Darkness and Light
The very next morning, the lady rising, she felt confusion like never before
She awoke in her own bed, with a tender feeling, thought she heard the sound of
her sweet soldier approachin
A knock came upon the door, she jumped up runnin, only to see a strange soldier
with medals a shinin'
He said, Sad lady sad news I bring you, Your soldier died last night while the
bullets were flyin'
'No, no, no, this can’t be… for just last evening, my soldier sang to me
love’s true song
Wracked with confusion, she fell a weepin', while the lover from his window
watched all along
Distance makes the heart grow fonder
But passion makes the fire bright
Loneliness and Confusion
Darkness and Light