The First to Know

from The Best of Star Thistle by Star Thistle

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lyrics

Well she came like summer rain, the world got bright
Blue-green with flecks of gold in the prairie light
And I said I would, oh my darling I would
I would oh my darling I would
Warm hands now moving down her perfect back
Oh she was my prettiest heart attack
And I say I would, oh no question I would
I would oh no question I would

She said “my thighs are bruised and sore from the jut of your hip
Your eyes and your little sigh make me bite my lip
And I would too, my darling, I would
I would too my darling, I would
And what we have is bigger than what we sought
I will not regret this time if it’s all we’ve got
And I would, oh I would if I could
I would, oh I would if I could”

At the airport now with a suitcase and a long slow fade
She turned around and broke down at the gate
Crying “I would, oh I wish that I could
I would oh I wish that I could”

And if, if she doesn’t go
And if, if she doesn’t go
She’ll be the first to know
She’ll be the first to know

Now I’m a thousand miles from her door
Between my thoughts and words there lie ten thousand more
Not all waves break on shore
Not all waves break on shore

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from The Best of Star Thistle, released May 24, 2021
Star Thistle: vocals, guitar, banjo

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Star Thistle Winnipeg, Manitoba

Singer-songwriter project of Uncle Sinner.

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