The Northern Folk - Watermark

      [Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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When I met her
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She was headed some place south-west
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And I should’ve let her
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I couldn’t breach my house arrest
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She said we’re too clever
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To ever coexist or coalesce
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I thought I knew better

But she knew best

[Chorus]
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Oh, she’s like flooding rain
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And I never saw the weather change
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Two years together, four more apart
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But I’ve still got a watermark


[Verse 2]
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Well, I hear she married
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Some circuit judge out near Adelaide
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And her sister Sally
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Said all of the groomsmen dressed in suede
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Oh, but she still carries
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Some sort of semblance of a flame
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She took all of me except my name


[Chorus]
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Oh, she’s like flooding rain
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And I saw it in her eyes as she drained away
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Two years together, four more apart
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But I’ve still got a watermark

[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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Well she’s got a son now
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And this Sunday he’ll be three
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And her husband’s hair’s brown
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But that boy’s as fair as fair can be
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His cheeks red as sundown
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And his eyes are as clear as sea
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You can’t tie his tongue down

Guess he sounds a lot like me


[Chorus]
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Oh, he’s half flooding rain
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And the other half’s too scared to change
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Downtrod, down here in the dark
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Just scrubbing at this watermark

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