Testo di You and Me, Bess

We picked our way Down to the beach Watching the waves dragging out of our reach Dangling impales like a sodden sheep Dangling on thrills from the gut of the sea Hoarding our means Alfalfa and rose Trying not to catch the cold eye of the gulls I hope mother nature has not overheard Though she doles out hurt like a buchan bird Stayed for the winter No one told us about the laws of the land I hold my own But you with your hunger You arm 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 leaves You and me, bess We were as thick as thieves So I swore nonetheless Up and down it was only me So they took me away And after some time Studying my case Must've made up their minds By the time you realized I was dying Must've been too late I believe you were not lying It is the day I wake with my ears cocked up like a dawn Like everyday, of course Yanked by my wrist to the sugar front courtyard Tell me what have I done Seems I have stolen a horse And escaped to the gallows Who do you think that you are Arching your hooves like a queen In the shallow gutter that lines the roof 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 name