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Dave Carter
August 13, 1952 - July 19, 2002

sarah turn ‘round

miss sarah’s a dancer
and she steps quick and light
when she spins through my dreams
like a thistle each night
and she touches my shoulder
and she smiles in my face
but she don’t guess the power of her grace

she was barefoot in pigtails
in the silk april dawn
she was skippin in circles
on the neighbor’s front lawn
and the grey fog was liftin
when she blew me a kiss
and a woman stepped out
of the mist

sarah turn ‘round
you’re a fine young goddess
it’s a sweet morning in may
sarah turn ‘round
it’s my indian summer
and the last light of my day
sarah turn ‘round
and i’ve grown older
sarah turn ‘round
and i’ve gone grey
then you’re standin by my grave
and the sun goes down
sarah turn ‘round

i’m a coward for leavin
i’m a fool if i stay
i’m a loser in love
‘cause it’s simpler that way
and i never would hold her
‘cause she’s too good for tears
or the weight of these many years

sarah turn ‘round…
…then you’re standin by my grave
when the sun goes down
sarah turn ‘round

they will tell you it’s gospel
but they won’t tell you why
how love conquers all
in the sweet by-and-by
so we flutter like snowflakes
and we twirl in the air
and we melt in our moments of prayer

sarah turn ‘round…
… then you’re standing all alone
and the sun goes down
sarah turn ‘round

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