Kathleen Lyrics

written by Townes van Zandt; taken from the "Our Mother the Mountain" (1969) album 


Strange to see, (orig.: it's plain to see) the sun don't shine today 
But I ain't in the mood for sunshine anyway 
Maybe I'll go insane, got to stop the pain 
Maybe I'll go down to see Kathleen  
Swallow comes, tells me her dreams 
Says she'd like to know just what they mean 
Feel like I could die as I watch her flying by 
Riding the north wind down to see Kathleen  
Stars hang high with the ocean roar  
 
The moon has come to lead me to a door 
It's crystal `cross the sand, the waves they take my hand 
Soon I'm gonna see my sweet Kathleen 
Soon I'm gonna see my sweet Kathleen