You Never Cross My Mind - Millie Jackson

Always this winter child December's sun sits low against the sky Cold light on frozen fields The cattle in their stable lowing When two walked this winter road 10,000 miles seemed nothing to us then One walks with heavy tread The space between their footsteps slowing All day the snow did fall What's left of the day is close drawn in I speak your name as if you'd answer me But the silence of the snow is deafening How well do I recall our arguments Our logic owed no debts or recompense Philosophy and faith were ghosts That we would chase until The gates of heaven were broken But something makes me turn, I don't know To see another's footsteps there in the snow I smile to myself and then I wonder why it is You only cross my mind in winter

I know you feel the way I change, But you can't change the way I feel Sometimes I'm a stranger to you One of a kind And I think someway you'll make it Though you don't know how to take it Sometimes you're a stranger to me One of a kind There were times of lots of laughter And you felt you understood We were carefree, open and honest Loving easy, kind and true And I suppose you never doubted That we were all together fine You never really knew my mind You never really knew my mind My silence holds the secrets when I answer but don't answer You did not see me well enough To recognize the signs You didn't want to notice Or know that it was over I did not see you well enough To recognize the signs And there were times of lots of laughter And you felt you understood We were carefree, open and honest Loving easy, kind and true And I suppose you never doubted That we were all together fine Then you saw the changes painfully And you knew, you never really knew my mind And I suppose you never doubted That we were all together fine Sometimes I'm a stranger to you And sometimes you're a stranger to me Sometimes, maybe all the time You never really knew my mind I never really knew your mind

My boy Lollipop You made my heart go giddy-up You are as sweet as candy You're my sugar dandy Well oh, my boy Lollipop Never ever leave me Because it would grieve me My heart told me so I love you, I love you, I love you so But I don't want you to know I need you, I need you, I need you so And I'll never let you go My boy Lollipop You make my heart go giddy-up You set the world on fire You are my one desire Oh, my Lollipop I love you, I love you, I love you so But I don't want you to know I need you, I need you, I need you so And I'll never let you go My boy Lollipop You make my heart go giddy-up You set the world on fire You are my one desire Oh, my Lollipop Oh, my Lollipop My boy Lollipop My boy Lollipop

She's waiting on, She's waiting on that storm to come. Into her heart, into her heart she's waiting. She told me I must hold onto the mo-oment. And when the moments over I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone And like a bird, yes like a bird, she'll fly away. She never said, she never said she'd stay here. She's waiting on, She's waiting on that ship to come. I cannot fight, I cannot fight the ocean, all alone (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. Now kiss me on, now kiss me on my broken wings. Don't leave me here, don't leave me in the water. She's waiting on, She's waiting on that storm to come. And when the rain comes down I will be washed away. I hope, I hope we meet again. I want, I want to hold you again. I hope, I hope we meet again. I'll know, I'll know until the end. I'll be all aloooone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone. (La le la, la le la, la le la, la le la) Then I'll be all alone.