Leaving Through The Forest Path Lyrics - Rickie Lee Jones

In the dominion of pillars of faith 

her nest toppled by the march winds 

she set out through the forest 

on a cloudy day 

the dower sky whining over tea, the weakened 

country side rolling over onto his side to watch for 

coming night. 

sick with fever now the cottages glowed from within, 

and all the plump women fanned the fires and cooked 

the soups and warmed the water for the baths of small 

children. 

this one bathes with a sail boat. 

That one uses kitchen spoons and bottles. 

meanwhile 

the grass shivers 

the cars in the driveway 

pull restlessly at horizontal lines 

thrown carelessly across 

the yard.