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There were only three of us
Little Birds
Outside the window
Sailing south for the summer of sweet red wine
We were gonna make a good show of it

​Dancing on the edge of eighteen
Young things
You have so much time, they told us
Sailing south for the summer of barefoot praise
Yeah we were gonna bring it on back home

And we picked the flowers one by one
And we strung them in our hair
And we read the sad words one by one
Melancholy dancing in the air

Now wait right here
Now wait right here

And every hour on the hour the clock would chime
To the skylark singing
Sailing south for the summer
Of freedom song
We thought that we could make it out of here with this

They called the names of the Northern girls
Like bells
Ringing out on a prairie sunday
Sailing south for the summer of what comes next
We were so sure that we were running the right way

And we picked the flowers one by one
And strung them in our hair
And we read the sad words one by one
Melancholy dancing in the air

Feet bring me back there
Words reach out to every door that I must open
Give me peace of mind
To find the love again that has been stolen
Swept away by time
I am not patient
I know I’m older
But it was I who stayed behind
For sailing south down to the summer

There were only three of us
Little Birds
Outside the window
Sailing south for the summer of sweet red wine
We were gonna make a good show of it

Dancing on the edge of eighteen
Young things
You have so much time, they told us
Sailing south for the summer of barefoot praise
Yeah we were gonna bring it on back home

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from Emily Nancy Guthrie & The Wildflowers EP, released July 7, 2017

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Emily Nancy Guthrie & the Wildflowers Edmonton, Alberta

Emily Nancy Guthrie & The Wildflowers are a 4-piece folk/pop band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, led by Emily Nancy Guthrie.

Guthrie is greatly inspired by Joni Mitchell, Regina Spektor, and many other piano-centric female songwriters, and her songs focus heavily on lyrics and vocal harmony, exploring themes close to her heart, including matrilineal histories and her prairie homeland. ... more

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