louise

There used to be a girl who lived over the hill
A couple yards away from the old stone mill
She said her name was Louise
But I wasn't quite convinced
I wish she'd come back so I could tell her
About what she's missed

Five winters worth of time unspent
Catching dreams in broken nets
Where'd she go? Where's she at
My little lonely heart needs her back

My mother told me her grandmother kept an urn
Filled with her husband's ashes
And when it is her turn
They'll shake them together
And set them on a steed
They'll slap his roan hide and let him run free

Five winters worth of time unspent
Catching dreams in broken nets
Where'd she go? Where's she at
My little lonely heart needs her back

I heard her younger brother
Could feel a storm's blow
He'd close his eyes and feel it in his bones
So where's the little girl I spent time beside
She's crossed the Missouri River
And it's far too wide
For me
To go across
Otherwise I'd tame
That fair blue trough

Five winters worth of time unspent
Catching dreams in broken nets
Where'd she go? Where's she at
My little lonely heart needs her back

I've waited for ten long winters
But Louise hasn't returned
It serves me right for being foolish
The lesson is learnt
I've written seven letters, but I burnt them all
So I'll keep waiting until the start of Fall

Five winters worth of time unspent
Catching dreams in broken nets
Where'd she go? Where's she at
My little lonely heart needs her
Needs her
Needs her

Five winters worth of time unspent
Catching dreams in broken nets
Where'd she go? Where's she at
My little lonely heart needs her back