Charles David Sharp Poet Lyric

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.

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