Jacqueline Govaert

Winter took a lifetime Froze my bones swallowed daylight I wandered through the shadows When the sun

Oh girlfriend, I still remember your dreams A simple house, a couple of kids You married young in a

Lips softly kissing me Tickling my neck Whisperin' in my ear Drinking tears of shame

My steady mountain Weathered and strong Burying earthquake when life moves on You carry a

I walked out and he walked in And the blue of his eyes made my head spin And the birds sing and the homes

Let's sip another glass of wine In our garden in the moonshine Let the shimmering soothe The battle