Darkness And Light - Yonder Mountain String Band

There was a soldier, there was a lady, there was a lover, who lived in town

There was a battle, in that far country, to that dark land was that old soldier

bound

He held his true love, he kissed her softly, said Darlin fear not I’ll come

back 'round

From a near window, the lover watching, watching as her tears fell to the ground

Nights grew cold, her heart grew lonely, along the streets she would walk and

she’d cry

Her heart was tender, her thoughts went yonder, she’d gently kiss the ring

she’d wear upon her finger

Distance makes the heart grow fonder

But passion makes the fire bright

Loneliness and Confusion

Darkness and Light

One night while dreamin', she saw her true love, by an old rock wall,

he sat a weepin'

His eyes were shinin', his head turned skyward, asking God above,

how could this be?

She jumped up from bed, her heart was poundin, she went out to calm herself in

the cool night air

She started roamin', by the edge of town, while the lover watched her go all

alone

She soon grew weary, body tired, by an old rock wall she settled down

Her lover approachin', approachin' gently, lonely love was his favorite hunting

ground

Distance makes the heart grow fonder

But passion makes the fire bright

Loneliness and Confusion

Darkness and Light

The very next morning, the lady rising, she felt confusion like never before

She awoke in her own bed, with a tender feeling, thought she heard the sound of

her sweet soldier approachin

A knock came upon the door, she jumped up runnin, only to see a strange soldier

with medals a shinin'

He said, Sad lady sad news I bring you, Your soldier died last night while the

bullets were flyin'

'No, no, no, this can’t be… for just last evening, my soldier sang to me

love’s true song

Wracked with confusion, she fell a weepin', while the lover from his window

watched all along

Distance makes the heart grow fonder

But passion makes the fire bright

Loneliness and Confusion

Darkness and Light