Beyond the ridge to the left You asked me what I want Between the trees and cicadas Singing round the pond I spent an hour with you Should I want anything else? One grin and wink Like the neon on a liquor store We were 16, maybe less Maybe a little more I walked home smiling I finally had a story to tell And now in autumn time, lullaby Sing our newborn love to sleep My brother told me he saw you there In the woods, morning on Christmas Eve Waiting I met my wife at a party When I drank too much My son is married And tells me we don't talk enough Call it predictable Yesterday my dream was of you Beyond the ridge to the west The sun had left the sky Between the trees and the pond You put your hand in mine Said time has bridled it's bow But I remember you too And now in autumn time, lullaby Sing our newborn love to sleep I dreamed that I traveled and found you there In the woods, morning on Christmas Eve Waiting