"All Is Come Undone" lyrics

"All Is Come Undone"

No one knows what happened on the hill
And the lady's relative I ask you for your patience I will
Balance all the ledgers you require
I know your gates were trampled when her cows escaped into your shire

As to these events and what we know of things to come
A letter floated to the ground and all is come undone
All is come undone
All is come undone
And vanished with the sun

I've only seen your hamlet from afar
She's told me of the roads that catch the light and laughter of the golden hour
The creaking shop doors as they close
And laughing boys who run with the empty bags that held the evening post

As to these events and what we know of things to come
A letter floated to the floor and all is come undone
All is come undone
All is come undone
And vanished with the sun

But if I'm to understand what you have said
You have declined my offer to install her cousin in her stead
I ask forgiveness at this time
I am humbled by your plea
You want her to return, as she
Is more than just her patronage
She is a daughter of your village

She worked beside you from spring to autumn's end
But letters do come by the post
And break her will again
Break us down again
Broke her heart again
No one knows what happens then

As well, you saw this morning on the hill
Her horse is in the stable now, the men are at the mill
She thanks you for the apples by her gate
And hopes that when the moon is full you'll join her once again to celebrate

For she knows that the harvest has begun
The autumn feast rewards our time when
All is well and done
All is well and done
All is well and done
With the blessing of the sun


Writer(s): Dar Williams
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