(quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria Lyrics - For The Sake Of The Song - Townes Van Zandt

Well, a diamond fades quickly when matched to the face of Maria 

All the harps they sound empty when she lifts her lips to the sky 

The brown of her skin makes her hair seem a soft golden rainfall 

That spills from the mountains to the bottomless depths of her eyes 

Well, she stands all around me her hands slowly sifting the sunshine 

All the laughter that linger down deep 'neath her smilin' is free 

Well, it spins and it twirls like a hummingbird lost in the morning 

Then caresses the south wind and silently sails to the sea 

Ah, the sculptor stands stricken and the artist he throws away his brushes 

When her image comes dancin' the sun she turns sullen with shame 

And the birds they go silent the wind stops his sad mournful singing 

When the trees of the forest start gently to whispering her name 

So as softly she wanders I'll desperately follow her footsteps 

And I'll chase after shadows that offer a trace of her sigh 

Ah, they promise eternally that she lies hidden within them 

But I find they've deceived me and sadly I bid them goodbye