Kathleen Lyrics - Our Mother The Mountain - Townes Van Zandt

By townes van zandt 

It's plain to see, the sun won't shine today 

But I ain't in the mood for sunshine anyway 

Maybe I'll go insane 

I got to stop the pain 

Or maybe I'll go down to see kathleen. 

A swallow comes and tells me of her dreams 

She says she'd like to know just what they mean 

I feel like I could die 

As I watch her flying by 

Ride the north wind down to see kathleen. 

Stars hang high above, the oceans roar 

The moon is come to lead me to her door 

There's crystal across the sand 

And the waves, they take my hand. 

Soon I'm gonna see my sweet kathleen.