dorothy of the island
Singer:veirs, laura
silenced all the brave world
and now she sleeps. her two sons left behind above
living in a cabin with their dad
who loves them. motherless children have a hard time
when their mother is dead
motherless children have a hard time
when their mother is dead. dorothy of the island
fell into a well inside her head
maybe it was something in her blood
that poisoned her instead. the truth is she could not
be saved. the hermits in the city
mark a grave. motherless children have a hard time
when their mother is dead. motherless children have a hard time
when their mother is dead. i've known the cold
the walking snowy lips of blue
surely nothing like the chill that dorothy of the island knew
so let us pull the curtains wide
and watch the pouring of the morning light
so let us pull the curtains wide
and watch the pouring of the mourning light. motherless children have a hard time
when their mother is dead
motherless children have a hard time
when their mother is dead.