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mark erelli - birches lyrics

[verse 1]
they sat at each end of the couch
and watched as the fire burned down
so quiet on a winter night
not a porch light on for miles around
then he said, “i think i’ll fill the stove
it’s getting time for bed”
she looked up, “i think i’ll have some wine
how ’bout you?” she asked, and he declined

[verse 2]
“and warren,” she said
“maybe just for tonight
let’s fill the stove with birches
and watch as the fire burns bright
how long has it been?
i know it’s quite a while
pour yourself half a glass
and stay with me a little while”

[verse 3]
but warren, he shook his head
as if she’d made some kind of joke
“birches on a winter night?
no, we’ll fill the stove with oak
oak will burn as long and hot
as a july afternoon
and birch will burn itself out
by the rising of the moon
[verse 4]
“and you hate a cold house same as me
am i right or not?”
“all right, all right, that’s true,” she said
“it was just a thought”
then she said, “warren, you do look tired
maybe you should go up to bed
i’ll take care of the wood tonight”
“oak,” he told her, “oak,” she said

[verse 5]
she listened to his footsteps
as he climbed up the stairs
then she pulled a sweater on her
and set her wine glass on the chair
she went down cellar to the woodbox
it was as cold as an ice chest
and climbed back up with four logs
each as white as a wedding dress

[verse 6]
and she filled the stove and poured the wine
and sat down on the floor
she curled her legs beneath her
as the fire sprang to life once more
and it filled the room with its hungry light
and it cracked as it drew air
and the shadows danced a jittery waltz
like no one else was there
[verse 7]
and she stood up in the heat
and she twirled around the room
and the shadows, they saw nothing
but a young girl on her honeymoon
and she knew the time, it would be short
soon the fire would start to fade
she thought of heat, she thought of time
she called it an even trade

- mark erelli lyrics

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