Pearl (Darren Haverstick Nickeltown Music BMI)

Cedar Hill – A Portrait of a Song ©2006

He sees here sitting by the gate postAs his truck pulls in the yardHe knows all day she’s waited for him thereAnd even though he’s bone tiredHe finds the strength to smileIt’s good to know at least somebody cares

So they walk up to the front porchWhere they sit there side by sideShe wags her tail as he talks about his dayHe says my Pearl your wait is overHe’ll go hunting when it dawnAnd I’ll keep quiet and hear what you have to say

ChorusYou can sing your song for meThrow your sweet voice to the windThat music makes me shiver to the boneWhen I hear the hollow ringingI know your singing just for meAnd it’s then that I don’t feel so all aloneFor awhile I don’t feel so all alone

The years go by hunts come and goBoth man and dog grow oldAnd they’re both convinced they’ll pass without a traceOne December day he knows its time he hugs his sweethearts neckAnd he whispers Pearl please run me one more race

Chorus (2)Pearl sing your song for meThrow your sweet voice to the windThat music makes me shiver to the boneWhen I hear the hollow ringingI know your singing just for meAnd it’s then that I don’t feel so all aloneAnd its then I don’t feel so all alone

I sit outside the same houseWhere the old man lived and diedAnd I’m watching Pearl’s puppies fight and playBoth Dad and Pearl have gone away But their spirits linger onAnd on a cool clear morn I hear my daddy say

Chorus(3)Pearl sing your song for meThrow your sweet voice to the windThat music makes me shiver to the boneYou got the good lords ears a ringingAs you praise his holy nameAnd up here I don’t feel so all alonePearly Mae we finally made it home

My sweet Pearly MaeWe finally made it home