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And the Sun Rose Red Behind Her 

Copyright © 2018: Martyn Adams, Gordon Ayshford. All rights reserved. 

 

Verse 1

A song from the past made me walk very fast 

Deep in the woods ever darker 

Unknowingly kept a rendezvous, whispered prayers to father 

A sound from behind, shadow in the sky, a stallion made me start  

Then looking down - from up high, her eyes bore through my heart  

 

Chorus  

And the sun rose red behind her  

Yet she deigned me a gentle smile  

And the horse steamed in the cold, cold wind  

I was frozen, speechless for a while  

Yes, I was frozen, speechless, for a while 

 

Verse 2

She wore a feminine shirt, a heavy cloth skirt 

Petticoat trimmed with lace 

Steel edged boots of leather, - curls around her face  

She asked me if I knew my way, not asking me direction  

And truthfully, I couldn't say but felt a deep connection  

  

Chorus  

And the sun rose red behind her  

Yet she deigned me a gentle smile  

And the horse steamed in the cold, cold wind  

I was frozen, speechless for a while  

Yes, I was frozen, speechless, for a while 

 

Verse 3

The horse sidled closer, and she leaned down to speak  

I heard the creaking leather, my heart beat so weak  

No-one knew I walked that mile, an old man so frail  

And no-one saw my last broad smile or followed the stallion’s trail! 

 

Chorus  

And the sun rose red behind her  

Yet she deigned me a gentle smile  

And the horse steamed in the cold, cold wind  

I was frozen, speechless, for a while  

Yes, I was frozen, speechless for a while 

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