ALL OF THE LAUGHTER
© Krista Detor, The Silver Wood: Wintersongs
All your old lovers are airborne now
Dry bouquets, wedding rings
Float away, pretty things…
And the river you crossed is an ocean now
Drank a town and a factory
Drank the ground, brought you to me…
And I wish you
Wings that will flutter in the deepest water
Somebody to stay by you near
And all of the laughter, happy ever after
And all this, a happy New Year
And some that you love may be airborne now
See them fly, give them wings
Say goodbye, lovely things…
Somewhere a sun has gone nova now
Somewhere something bigger is shining now
A light in the dark, someone stretching her arms
Going out and forever, forever…
I wish you
Wings that will flutter in the deepest water
Somebody to stay by you near
And all of the laughter, happy ever after
And all this, a happy New Year
The pictures you painted are burning now
Canvas bare, slate is clean
Fire and air, blue and green…
And I wish you
Wings that will flutter in the deepest water
Somebody to stay by you near
And all of the laughter, happy ever after
And all this, a happy New Year
And I wish you
Wings that will flutter in the deepest water
Somebody to stay by you near
And all of the laughter, happy ever after
And all this, a happy New Year
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne