Darkness sparkles the edge of dawn
Like a heart that's turned stone cold
The ones I love are dead and gone
I am growing old
Oh my heart is whisperin'
Go back north
To the north I truly love
I'd follow the geese but they're heading south
so I'll follow the morning dove
When I get there I'll build a fire
And stare into the flames
And every single spark that flies
I'll remember a loved ones name
When spring surrounds the winter ground
And the ice falls from the nest
And winter sings with with a voice of spring
I'll be headin' for the west
For I have lived and I have died
A thousand of your deaths
Have partaken a thousand times
The sweetness of your breath
I have held you in my eyes
With my hands cupped neath your breasts
Shall I follow the meadowlark
And lay me down to rest
And lay me down to rest
I will not follow the meadowlark
I'll follow the morning dove
I'll prove my wings both strong and true
Til I found the one I love
But I shan't forsake the meadowlark
She did not forsake me
To the meadowlark godspeed
To the meadowlark godspeed
The eagle got us in the air
The buzzard picked our bones
The meadowlark sang us songs
the morning dove took us home
Darkness sparkles the edge of dawn
Like a heart that's turned stone cold
The ones I love are dead and gone
I am growing old
Oh my heart is whisperin'
Go back north
To the north I truly love
I'd follow the geese but they're heading south
So I'll follow the morning dove
I'll follow the morning dove