Lyric excerpts from “Albatross”,

the most beautiful, romantic folk song ever written by Judy Collins (from her 1967 Wildflowers album. Also shown, her soaring follow-up album, Who Knows Where the Time Goes. Both highly recommended.)

“Even now by the gate with your long hair blowing
And the colors of the day that lie along your arms
You must barter your life to make sure you are living
And the crowd that has come
You give them the colors
And the bells and wind and the dream
……………………………………………………………….
Will there never be a prince who rides along the seat and the mountains
Scattering the sand and foam into amethyst fountains
Riding up the hills from the beach in the long summer grass
Holding the sun in his hands and shattering the isinglass
…………………………………………………………………
And in the night the iron wheels rolling through the rain
Down the hills through the long grass to the sea
And in the dark the hard bells ringing with pain
Come away alone
Come away alone…with me”

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