The Days Between

[G_j]

The Days Between
by Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia

There were days
There were days
there were days between
summer flies and August dies and the world grows dark and mean
Comes the lightning of the moon on bright infested trees
sing man is at his song the holy on their knees
the reckless are unreckoned, the timid dig their pleas
and no one knows much more than this
than anyone can see, one can see

There were days, there were days, and there were days beside
when phantom ships with phantom sails set the sea on phantom tides
comes the shimmer of the sun on bright unfocused eyes
the blue of yet another day of springtime wet with sighs
a broken candle-lantern? in the land of lullabies
where headless horsemen vanish with wild and lonely cries, lonely cries

There were days, there were days, there were days i know
when all we ever wanted was to learn and love and grow
when we grew into our shoes, we told them where to go
walked halfway around the world on promise of the glow
stood upon a mountain top, walked barefoot through the snow
gave all we had to give, how much we'll never know, never know

There were days, there were days, there were days between.
Polished like a golden bone, the finest ever seen
nights of summer held in trust still tender, young, and green
left on shelves collecting dust not knowing what they mean
Valentines of flesh and blood as soft as velveteen
hoping love will not forsake the days that lie between, lie between


peace..

[WEagle]

1. thank you! n-t