Thankful

Album: Seasons Of My Soul (2010)
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  • It's the first breath of springtime
    And a warm wind picks up the fallen blossom
    And sails in circles down the street
    A lady cycles past with her hair in braids
    As they're pulling down the awning to the train station cafe

    I'm alive and I'm thankful
    For this time

    Six o' clock, summer afternoon
    Next door's kids are playing in the yard
    I'm doing the dishes at the window and the radio's playing 'Superstar'
    And the sun falls down on the garden next door
    But two young boys are fighting, till a woman appears at the door

    And the fires and the fog and the falling leaves
    Under October skies
    You walked me home in the cold after closing time
    As the leaves rushed by

    How I want to be loved
    How I need to be loved
    Now that I've found you, I'd do anything for you

    In the Forest of Angels that's where we laid you down
    And I can hear whispers
    When the first frost falls on the ground

    You're alive, just be thankful
    For this time. Writer/s: SARAH JOYCE, STEVE BROWN
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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