Santa Fe Thief Lyrics - Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Oh, the townhouse warbler lives far apart in a song 

He holds the poor in his memory he never, he never lets on 

He gathers his strength as he gazes at length in a joy 

You cannot tell from the sound of nothing's been heard from his boy 

He's a thief in the night and he's stealing for light, you won't know it 

He's already found you, his arms all around, you won't show it 

Maybe one day you'll know more of, you'll know enough to say 

Look over yonder, he's already coming 

Look over yonder, he's already coming 

Look over yonder, he's already coming your way 

Oh, the caretaker's daughter, she lives near the Garden of Eden 

She knows the name of each flower, she remembers which let you in 

She spills the sky when she looks in your eye and her Jasmine 

A symphony heard from a mansion when the wind sweeps in between 

She's a thief in the night and she's stealing for love, you won't know it 

She's already found you, her arms all around, you won't show it 

Maybe one day you'll know more of, you'll know enough to say 

Look over yonder, she's already coming 

Look over yonder, she's already coming 

Look over yonder, she's already coming your way 

Oh, the old engineer stays patient, high in his roundhouse 

He watches his trains appearing through silent puffs of snow 

And his eyes are bright as he watches 

Them nearing the time to set the track 

With a flick of his wrist he waves to let them go 

He's a thief in the night and he's stealing for life, you won't know it 

He's already found you, his arms all around, you won't show it 

Maybe one day you'll know more of, you'll know enough to say 

Look over yonder, he's already coming 

Look over yonder, he's already coming 

Look over yonder, he's already coming your way 

He's a thief in the night and he's stealing for life, you won't know it 

He's already found you, his arms all around, you won't show it 

Maybe one day you'll know more of, you'll know enough to say 

Look over yonder, he's already coming 

Look over yonder, he's already coming 

Look over yonder, he's already coming your way