Lyrics

This Old Barn copyright Paul McIntosh 2004 SOCAN

sun streams in through weathered boards
and dust is dancing in the beams
and in the loft of this old barn
you linger, waiting so it seems

we both left here so long ago
I just came home to sell this farm
but suddenly my heart is young
I smile and wonder where you are
as this old barn recalls

pinewood beams and cedar shakes
hold memories of your pretty face
lightning rods and doors that creak
we're playing tag and hide and seek
as this old barn recalls

the softness of the hand I held
the wonders of your young girl smile
the way I felt when you were near
it all came back for just awhile

I guess we were too close to kiss
in any case we closed that door
in this forgotten loft today
The joy of you returns once more
as this old barn recalls

pinewood beams and cedar shakes
hold memories of your pretty face
lightning rods and doors that creak
we're playing tag and hide and seek
as this old barn recalls

I kept track of you back then
my mother's notes and Christmas cards
somewhere you just slipped away
but this old barn recalls

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