"Alderidge Creek" lyrics

So we met by the pines
On Alderidge Creek
We were joyful, my lover and me
But the birds never sang and the air didn't speak
And the world lost my lover and me

For a day we were swallows
Our arms were an armor
Branches of willows and miles in the stream
Swam with the minnows
And lay at the altar

Beside Alderidge Creek
The world lost my lover and me

So we met by the pines
On Alderidge Creek
We were wishful
My lover and me
But the birds didn't fly and the air didn't breathe
And the world lost my lover and me

For a day we were daisies
Our heads spun together
Clouds over prairies
Our dream reached the sea
Time went all hazy
Turned into forever

Beside Alderidge Creek
The world lost my lover and me

So we met by the pines
On Alderidge Creek
We were watchful
My lover and me
But the birds didn't rise and the air stayed asleep
And the world lost my lover and me

For a day we were shadows
We danced under flowers
Our kisses were arrows like meteor streams
Moonlight on windows
We lived beyond hours

Beside Alderidge Creek
The world lost my lover and me

So we met by the pines
On Alderidge Creek
We were hopeful my lover and me
And the birds flew right by and the earth made them sing
But the world lost my lover and me