Houses Lyrics - Judy Collins

You have many houses, one for every season 

Mountains in your windows, violets in your hands 

Through your English meadows your blue-eyed horses wander 

You're in Colorado for the Spring 

When the Winter finds you, you fly to where it's summer 

Rooms that face the ocean, moonlight on your bed 

Mermaids swift as dolphins paint the air with diamonds 

You are like a seagull as you said 

Why do you fly bright feathered sometimes in my dreams? 

The shadows of your wings fall over my face 

I can feel no air, I can find no peace 

Brides in black ribbons, witches in white 

Fly in through windows, fly out through the night 

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Why do I think I'm dying sometimes in my dreams 

I see myself a child running through the trees 

Searching for myself, looking for my life 

Looking everywhere crawling on my knees 

I cannot see the leaves, I cannot see the light 

Then I see you walking just beyond the forest 

Walking very quickly, walking by yourself 

Your shoes are silver, your coat is made of velvet 

Your eyes are shining, your voice is sweet and clear 

"Come on" you say "come with me, I'm going to the castle" 

All the bells are ringing, the weddings have begun 

But I can only stand here-I cannot move to follow 

I'm burning in the shadows and freezing in the sun 

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There are people with you living in your houses 

People from your childhood who remember how you were 

You were always flying, nightingale of sorry 

Singing bird with rainbows on your wings