(john swayne)
As we sit out here in the evening light
I think on how fast the years have flown by
This tiny old house, a dry patch of land’s
Not exactly the way we had it planned
Now, the sun’s a little hotter the older I get
The less my body’s able, the more I sweat
Today was long and hard to get through
But it’s over now and I’m here with you
In the shade of the day, the sun lays low
Out on the back porch, I see your smile
And a cool breeze blows
My weary heart drifts away
With you curled inside my grateful arms
In the shade of the day
Tomorrow I’ll toil through the noonday heat
Blinding my eyes and burning my feet
One day when I lay all my burdens down
I bet what I’ll find is what I have now
In the shade of the day, the sun lays low
Out on the back porch, I see your smile
And a cool breeze blows
My weary heart drifts away
With you curled inside my grateful arms
In the shade of the day
With you curled inside my grateful arms
In the shade of the day