Song Description

Plaintive view of lost love in 3/4 time - beautiful

Lyrics

That?s the Way the Wind Blows by John Latini, 4/01 © 2004

Verse 1

Every time that I think that I can get up
I just fall right back down to the ground
Every time I manage to hold my head up
I can see that you?re nowhere around
And every time you don?t say nothing at all
I can hear what I see in your eyes
The deep, dark, black ocean, a lonely back road
And a mile and a half of blue skies

Chorus

That?s the way the wind blows
That?s the leaves across my porch
And that?s the way it?ll rip the shingles right off of my roof
But it can?t seem to put out this torch
That?s the way that it goes, that?s the way of the world
That?s the weight of my heart in my hands for the love of a girl

Verse 2

Seems the black ocean done swallered up the sound
?Cause I can?t hear a word you don?t say
Seems the back road won?t never come back around
And progress will pave it away
Seems like the sky ain?t so blue since you?re gone
And blue is just a color I?ve turned
With red for my anger, I?m also the color
Of every dollar I?ve earned

Chorus

Verse 3

If time can turn mountains into beaches of sand
That doesn?t bode well for love
'Cause when one heart holds another in the palm of its hand
Time doesn?t wear no kid gloves
Hearts are like china, and memories like steel
But time is the toughest of all
It?s a constant reminder of the hurt that you feel
But the details you cannot recall

Chorus 2x