You And Me, Bess Lyrics - Have One On Me - Joanna Newsom

We picked our way 

down to the beach, 

watching the waves 

dragging out of our reach: 

tangling tails, like a sodden sheet; 

dangling entrails 

from the gut of the sea. 

Hoarding our meals (alfalfa and rolls); 

trying not to catch 

the cold eyes of the gulls-- 

I hope Mother Nature has not 

overheard! 

(Though, she doles out hurt 

like a puking bird.) 

We stayed for the winter. 

No-one told us 

about the laws of the land. 

I hold my own. 

But you, with your hunger-- 

you, on the other hand-- 

make yourself known. 

And when we were found, 

I know we both grieved. 

My heart made the sound of 

snow falling from eaves. 

You and me, Bess, 

we were as thick as thieves. 

So I swore, nonetheless, up and down, 

it was only me. 

They took me away, 

and, after some time 

studying my case, 

must have made up their minds. 

By the time you realized I was dying, 

it must have been too late. 

I believe you were not lying. 

It is the day. 

I wake, 

with my ears cocked up like a gun 

(like every day, of course), 

yanked by my wrists 

to the sugar-front courtyard-- 

now tell me, what have I done? 

It seems I have stolen a horse. 

I step to the gallows. 

Who do you think you are-- 

arching your hooves like a crane, 

in the shallow gutter 

that lines the boulevards, 

crowded with folks 

who just stare as I hang? 

It's all the same. 

Kindness comes over me; 

what was your name? 

It makes no difference. 

I'm glad that you came. 

Forever, I'll listen to your glad neighing.