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Black Feathers

from Roam by Cara Alboucq

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Black Feathers

Black feathers flyin’ free from the mountain top/
stirrin’ around the bend.
I was a pretty girl in the countryside/
now it’s years from then.
Come sing a little song to me Abigail/
daughter I never knew.
One thing about this land that I love/
is a man whose eyes aren’t blue.

Hazel eyes in the summertime/
washing the fears from off my back.
He ain’t say a lot of words/
but I know that the way he looks at me is right on track.
Don’t let a little girl travel down/
a clean and dirtless road.
It ain’t an awful way to go/
but I heard you just end up old.

Don’t you know you should test the water/
‘fore you drink it down.
Jumpin’ in is just a little different/
float until you touch the ground.

All my friends have got these plans/
to grow up big and tall.
So they reach the highest branch of the apple tree/
shake it watch ‘em fall.
You’ve a funny little way/
of takin’ the air from out my lungs.
It’s a dirty little trick/
but you like to say it’s all in fun.
And you, you won’t ever turn me blue.

Won’t ever treat me/
like the other boys they used to do.

Don’t you know you should test water/
‘fore you drink it down.
Jumpin’ in is just a little different/
float until you touch the ground.

Black feathers flyin’ free from the mountain top/
stirrin’ around the bed.
I was a pretty girl in the countryside/
now it’s years from then.

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from Roam, released September 6, 2013

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Cara Alboucq Whitefish, montana

Cara Alboucq is a singer/songwriter with a range of influences from jazz to traditional folk music. Her songwriting inspirations come from living and performing in the beautiful Pacific NW. She recently relocated to Flagstaff, AZ for some new adventures and a different perspective to further her creative journey. ... more

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