old love

mary chapin carpenter

i want old love

the kind that takes years

to turn to gold

love

burnished and seared

on the high wire

by rain

wind and sun

with the hard times forgiven and done

i want old love

the kind that seeps in

it isn't cold

love

it's never brittle or thin

it's the long kiss

it's the curl of a sigh

down a hallway

in the middle of the night

i want old love

the kind that can see

through the holes

love

that live underneath

all our false cheer

bravado and pride

through the old fears we carry inside

i want old love

the kind that can say

what it knows

love

and what it learned on the way

in that one voice

familiar and strange

only old love remembers your name

i want old love

the kind that holds on

when it's told

love

that all hope is gone

against all odds

wagers and prayers

to the wall love

to the furthest somewhere

i want old love

the kind that takes years

to turn to gold

love

burnished and seared

on the high wire

by rain

wind and sun

with the hard times forgiven and done

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