Dressed in Yellow

I met my father all dressed in yellow

Take heed take warning, daughter

And the light was soft and strange around him

There are many things to know

Hello father, how can you be here?

Take heed take warning, daughter

You have been gone for these three years

There are many things to know

And such sweetness in your smile

Take heed take warning, daughter

Do you bring good news from the dead?

There are many things to know

My father sat across from me, then

Take heed take warning, daughter

And quietly began to read

There are many things to know

Oh father, oh father, I could not trust you

I had no warning, father

Your anger closed the door of my young heart

There are many things to know

But as I dream you in sunny yellow

I need no warning, father

I know my heart can open wider

There are many things to know

I look across at my young father

Unsure of what to do or say

My fear tells me I must ignore him

My loves and labors take me away

But as I close my cloak of labor

I catch his eyes once more in case

And there is laughter coming through me

And there is laughter on his face

Oh he looked up, yes, he laughed with me

I need no warning, father

And in that laughter, sweet forgiveness

That is what I came to know

That is what I came to know

That is what I came to know