Never Ever Lay Them Down

Cast down in stony gardens Sweet visitor we heard you say There grows no grass And none shall pass Till some great day of judgement Oh are we bound for glory Born on a little fortune's way Or are we bound for some dark town And some great northern story And it's cold, cold, the winter's hold She shall not think of stalling She's proud, proud, of every cloud And will never ever lay them down Love, love, the winds above To blow towards your calling Behold in dreams Your true love stings And never ever lay them down Oh once I played the lover To follow on a swallow's tail And what I'd give for to relive My days of being a rover But wrapped in love's embraces Like summer in a silken gown, How could I pawn what we have sworn Lay down your gold and silver And it's cold, cold, the winter's hold She shall not think of stalling She's proud, proud, of every cloud And will never ever lay them down Love, love, the winds above To blow towards your calling Behold in dreams Your true love stings And never ever lay them down Do you see black beaks a gleaming Did you ever see a magpie's wing My love did drop those greedy birds To fill our hearts with singing Cast down by steel cathedrals My lover is a fallen star Who's spark shall stoke This heart that broke Held in his hand a beating And it's cold, cold, the winter's hold She shall not think of stalling She's proud, proud, of every cloud And will never ever lay them down Love, love, the winds above To blow towards your calling Behold in dreams Your true love stings And never ever lay them down Kind eyes in trepidation Whatever do you hear behold Cold labour's done and nothing won Grey stone around your children But freedom's eyes are golden And glitter like a silver crown And none shall fear while love is here Cast down in stony gardens And it's cold, cold, the winter's hold She shall not think of stalling She's proud, proud, of every cloud And will never ever lay them down Love, love, the winds above To blow towards your calling Behold in dreams Your true love stings And never ever lay them down