Damp Vanilla Hair (Original Song)

New song. Copyright David Whitwell 2008.

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Last night's wine is tepid
The coffee's getting cold
I reach out for affection
There is no-one to hold
Welcome to another busy day
Of missing you

I try to read the paper
But your picture on the wall
Makes the headlines vanish
The paper slowly falls
Four years have outplayed me since you died
And I'm counting

I'd run my modest fingers
Through your damp vanilla hair
As you telephoned your mother
On the dusty wooden stairs
Housework would be done when you were bored
Which was never

Your spirit comes before me
In your favourite overcoat
The hood and collar missing
The zip and stitching broke
That's how beautiful and young you were
When death arrived

A wise old vicar told me
"Be strong but don't be sad
"You'll love her in your memory"
Memories are all I have
Can you see me darling as I call...

I miss you
I love you
But I can't reach for you
In the dawn's delight
I would give away my every dawn
To smell your hair again

Last night's wine is tepid
The coffee's getting cold
I reach out for affection
There is no-one to hold
Welcome to another busy day
Of missing you

Category:

Music

Tags:

• David
• Whitwell
• folk

[xxpatternsintheivyxx]

Fuck man this is awesome!! why dont you have more views.!! this is awesome. Your lyrics really moved me!!! awesome!

[dbwhitwell]

Hi, thanks for the kind words on this video and two of my other originals. Very sweet of you. I hope to get more views when I finish bribing and blackmailing the youtube population. :-)

[Gezster]

Very nice - superb guitar, great lyric, real talent

[dbwhitwell]

Thanks very much for those kind words and the subscription too! :-)

[thexcorvettes]

really like this one, its pretty haunting

[dbwhitwell]

Thanks Jonny.  Yours is the first comment on this one, which is nice to see.

[tomlewis8]

brilliant song ... i'm looking forward to seeing you live at the end of july in tamworth

[flinctum]

Stumbled across this, glad I did, must have watched it 20 times now, truly beautiful song.