Follaton Wood

Oh, you screamed "Hallelujah," darling
Startled all the sleeping Starlins on the wire
As we walked up the footpath through the fields
How the rain did reveal your heart

And the rope swing from the balance held the weight
Shadows fall and a cold wind blows
And you said, "Oh, maybe we're just lost souls here
Maybe, oh, everybody goes"

Oh, we were young
Oh-oh, we were young
Oh, we were young
Oh-oh, we were young

Still don't, don't you forget
That rope you tied around your neck
Don't free it, darling, no, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, don't free it, darling, no-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

And it took them three days to find you
Tired torch lights and dog scents
Oh, they led you down from the highest branches
Cold eyes and frozen arms

And my, my, my, your beauty was so dumbfoundin'
Lace white dress and your hair as long as Follaton Woods
And the whole town just stood there crying
Looking at the darkness for something wholesome and good
Oh, good, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, good, oh-oh-oh-oh

Still don't, don't you forget
That rope you tied around your neck
Don't free it, darling, no, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, don't free it, darling, no-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

Morning white mist came in across the plains, blue skies and rain
Oh, and it was the strangest day, people taking cover, people holding shame

And you would've laughed your heart out
Oh, you would've laughed your heart out
Oh, you would've laughed your heart out
You would've laughed your heart out
You would've laughed your heart out