Love Is Old

from Welcome to the Rockhouse by Josh Allen and the Whisky Brothers

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Love is old and so am I
Behind the dark veil of this nighttime sky
It seems nothing has fallen or risen or died
So I long for the place where in dreaming I lie

A stack of old letters hangs down by my side
Old signs of the trials that this love has supplied
I can no more than hope that I truly have tried
And that my eyes won't deceive me when my love is denied

From pages I read in these mythical books
Come stories and fortunes of lovers and crooks
Yet they can't reassure me that I haven't mistook
A bold implication for a questioning look

Maybe again these thoughts are too much
Too old to discard the idea of a crutch
Too earnest and eager to easily clutch
The simple perfection contained in a touch

Love is simple, as these things will be
It is I who confuses, it's I who can't see
As I muddy the waters to find clarity
It seems nothing can stand in my way now but me

And maybe I'll never decide what is true
Maybe I'll never know just what to do
But if I lose all these questions I'll lose other things too
If I can't have the answers, I hope at lease I have you

I find, sometimes, it's hard to define
The thoughts that take up time in my mind
And words I'd like to say

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from Welcome to the Rockhouse, released March 15, 2008

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