Story Behind The Song

written during a cross country trip; it's a composite of so many people i met and learned from

Song Description

coming to terms with commitment to a relationship

Lyrics

~ Across the Divide Sissy Siero copyright 2003
verse 1: The sunset poured ginger all over the trailer
She sits in her lounge chair drinks coffee and sighs
The nights are getting colder and a restlessness moves
in Her lover is calling from ACROSS THE DIVIDE

Verse 2: She stares at the ceiling and worries about him
The intimate stranger who's strong and kind
Is there freedom enough when she lays down beside him
Or is he an anchor and she'll drown by his side
She sings in her car down a long stretch of two-lane
Trailer in the mirror Red dust in her hair
There's work in the next town at least for the weekend
Westward but slowly each mile with great care

Chorus She sings
If I was a dove
I would fly to your door
If I was a rain storm blowing
My tears would wash away the pain and regret
I love you and need you I can't decide just yet

Verse3: She wonders out loud can one heart ever hold her
Has she traded too much for this life lived alone
Mothers and their children send an ache deep with longing
To that part of herself that she'll never know
She stares up at the stars and resolves then to find him
Meet him in the middle if he's still there
With flowers from the desert to braid in his hair

Chorus: She sings
I am your dove
and I have flown to your door
I am your rainstorm blowing
My tears will wash away the pain and regret
I love you and need you
It's a promise I have kept
It's a promise I have kept
This love is calling
From ACROSS THE DIVIDE