Love's Child
Love's child, reconcile
'Though your dreams are falling apart
Love's child, catch a smile
And hold it in your heart
Well, she came into the Southwest
With a broke heart and a torn dress
Never reaching her Hollywood dreams
From a dusty desert bus stop
To the Old Man at the truck stop
With a kindness that she'd never seen
And she worked as his waitress for minimum wage
Pretending each table was her center stage
Love's child, reconcile
'Though your dreams are falling apart
Love's child, catch a smile
And hold it in your heart
Well, he came down from the Badlands
With a broke heart and a bad hand
A young artist with no masterpiece
Serving coffee and cold pizza
There he saw his Mona Lisa
Inspiration in him was released
And he painted Ramona On The Whispering Sands
And on occasion with a sweet kiss
She would lend him a hand
Love's child, reconcile
'Though your dreams are falling apart
Love's child, catch a smile
And hold it in your heart
Well, she came into a new world
A sweet bouncing eyes of blue girl
And she grew with a song in her heart
The Old Man cooked and Mom served tables
Daddy helped when he was able
And every night she would play on her guitar
And she sang a sweet song 'bout the Whispering Sands
Until some big-shot on a pit-stop
Signed her up with his band
Love's child, reconcile
'Though your dreams are falling apart
Love's child, catch a smile
And hold it in your heart
Yes, hold it in your heart
Down in your heart
©1987.
Copyright © Charles David Sharp | Year Posted 2017
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