Mi Amor - David Rovics

Mi amor

As you pause beside the lilacs

I watch you take them in

You start the morning like a prayer

That;s the way your days begin

And if I could be a petal

Which you touch before you go

Then with this branch I’ll scratch the dirt

And that’s the seed I’ll sow

Mi amor

As you dive beneath the water

I watch it cascade down your chest

You rise upon the wave

As if it’s molded to your breast

If I could be a stream that feeds this lake

Which might rise to kiss your face

Then I will wind my way between these rocks

So I might settle in this place

Mi amor

As you glide beside the clouds

I feel the wind beneath your wings

With such ease you take this gift

That your friend, la luna brings

And I hope that in my lungs

There might be the strength one day

That you might gather other sparrows

And chase the crows away

Mi amor

The sound that rises from your belly

Is one I’ve heard before

It reaches deep behind these walls

And I want to live some more

And if I might write a verse

That you choose to sing one afternoon

Then I’ll gladly wile away the hours

Searching for the tune