Lyrics The Band – Book Faded Brown
Text:
Another autumn night, it’s getting chilly
Birds are gathering : ’round, getting ready
The moon and the sun are both so heavy, barely off the ground
He’s turning the wheels of his daddy’s plow
Singing a song from a book that’s faded brown.
Mary she’s on the step, she’s waiting
Hair is like a light from heaven
The family comes together now, believe in what they found
Grace is said at the table round
A prayer before they settle down
Side by side in a book that’s faded brown.
Have you ever wondered why
There’s a rainbow in the sky ?
It’s all the tears that God has been crying
And it leaves the world
And it leaves the world
With a rainbow for a crown, oh.
Those that said, said they’re the outsiders
Are only easy riders on a horse that’s going lame
For the way of the world is upside down
They can all hold handswhen they walk through town
Side by side with a book that’s faded brown.
Have you ever wondered why
There’s a rainbow in the sky ?
It’s all the tears that God has been crying
And it leaves the world
And it leaves the world
With a rainbow for a crown, oh.
By the way have I told you already
The way of the world is upside down
Even the flowers stood without a sound
Pressed together in a book that’s faded
Pressed together in a book that’s faded
Pressed together in a book that’s faded brown.
Bound together in a book that’s faded brown.
