Holly Near - Someday One Will Do

(Lyrics by Holly Near, music by Jeff Langley) © 1975
From the album "You Can Know All I Am" © 1976

Lyrics

I hopped off the plane and I ran down the ramp
Boots and denim, guess I looked like a camper
And there was my friend all smiles and happy
And right there is her beautiful stranger
She introduced him, his smile was from Tucson
He thinks she's terrific, he likes what she's saying
So I take her arm and we go to the baggage claim
I'm seeing it again
Two lovers claiming all that they know
Still I am one or I am three alone

Oh they say there's love
It's true
There's cherry wine and misty mornings in the dew
Wind and sun
There's one and one
And that makes horse and carriage run
They say it's young and silly
But I like to see it
The folks who believe it
Do they really feel what they show me, come show me

I ran out of the rain and into the shop
Coffee smells good, give me breakfast for starters
And there is a friend, he calls to greet me
And right there his mysterious stranger
Dark eyes and blue ones, I can't help but notice
The looks and the longings that lovers rely on
I hug him to warm me, he shares me with his friend
I'm seeing it again
Two lovers sharing all that they know
Still I am one or I am three alone

Oh they say there's love
It's true
There's cherry wine and misty mornings in the dew
Wind and sun
There's one and one
And that makes horse and carriage run
They say it's young and silly
But I like to see it
The folks who believe it
Do they really feel what they show me, come show me


I went out on a weekend to see a good movie
Tried not to let all the couples get to me
Where is the oneness we feel with each other
That lets us be loving without being lovers
Strolling down alleys and peering through windows
New married couples all compromising

There's somebody's friend a-glow and charming
Lost now to some beautiful stranger
Lovers losing all that they've known
Still I am one or I am three alone

Oh they say there's love
It's true
There's cherry wine and misty mornings in the dew
Wind and sun
There's one and one
And that makes horse and carriage run
They say it's young and silly
But I still cry at things that are pretty
I am one and someday one will do

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