Subject: about-townes: untitled TvZ lyrics ____________________________________________________________________ UNTITLED NOVEMBER '96 THE LEAVES THAT CLING TO THE BOUGH TODAY LIE ON THE EARTH TOMORROW FLOWERS OF SPRING SHALL NOD THEIR HEADS AND PIERCE MY HEART WITH SORROW I MUST LEAVE YOU MUST STAY THE SUN WILL RISE AND FALL AWAY PERHAPS TO COME ANOTHER DAY I'LL STAY YOURS FOREVER TIME DOESN'T MEAN A THING TO ME NOR LOVE IS IT MEANT FOR PASSING SOUL TO SOUL WE'LL ALWAYS BE LOVE FOREVER LASTING HEARTBEAT OF EARTH FLOW OF THE SKY I DO NOT BELIEVE COULD IMAGINE THE LOVE I'VE FOUND IN THE BROWN OF YOUR EYES YOUR GAZE HAS SHOWN ME HEAVEN THE RED OF MY BLOOD WILL SHOW BYE AND BYE HOW DEEPLY AND TRUELY I LOVE YOU TOWNES VAN ZANDT Untitled Many and many long years ago Beside the ripplin' water's flow I spied a girl with a heart of gold She bid for me to stay I said fair maid I must be gone Though your love is pure and strong I'm still young and life's not long I must be on my way Townes Van Zandt Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:37:34 -0700 From: markphillips Subject: RE: about-townes: untitled TvZ lyrics Well Jeanene told us when she first posted the Untitled '96 poem that it was never put to music. Just a piece of poetry Townes and written and shared with a friend. If I recall it did not get to Jeanene until after Jan 1, 97. I've grafted some chords and a little melody onto it. I hope to play my rendition for Jeanene when I see her next month. Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 13:01:44 -0500 From: "jeanene.vanzandt" Subject: Re: about-townes: untitled TvZ lyrics Hey Chris, The first one is an unfinished song that Townes wrote to me in the last months of his life. I posted it earlier to the list . I'm putting it in the poems section of T's lyric book, and the other one is another older unfinished song that will also be in the book. Of course being unfinished works they were never recorded but they are too pretty to not publish. Jeanene Van Zandt http://www.townesvanzandt.com/ "To Live's to Fly" Townes Van Zandt Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:27:41 -0500 From: "jeanene.vanzandt" Subject: Re: about-townes: untitled TvZ lyrics Yes that's right. He wrote it over at Guy and Susanna's house and she told me the story and sent it to me to help ease my pain. He recited it and she wrote it down. Jeanene Van Zandt http://www.townesvanzandt.com/ "To Live's to Fly" Townes Van Zandt - ----- Original Message ----- From: markphillips To: Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 12:37 PM Subject: RE: about-townes: untitled TvZ lyrics >> Well Jeanene told us when she first posted the Untitled '96 poem that it >> was never put to music. Just a piece of poetry Townes and written and >> shared with a friend. If I recall it did not get to Jeanene until after Jan >> 1, 97. >> I've grafted some chords and a little melody onto it. I hope to play my >> rendition for Jeanene when I see her next month. >>