www.steveearle.net
The Original Unofficial Bibliography Site

Tour Dates
Accolades
Articles
Audio
Bibliography
Biography
Chart Positions
Covered Songs
Discography
The Dukes
Fans' Picks
Links
Lyrics
Misc.
Photos
Radio
Recent TV
Song Index
Steve's notes to the internet
Tablature
Video
 
Yahoo Group
Discussion Group
 
SteveEarle.com
 
The Westwind
By Steve Earle

The Westwind was born at the foot of a mountain
And she whispers some something so gentle and true
That no one can hear her but the listening creatures
For they love her and they always have known when she's blue
And she's still not much more than a breeze when she kisses
The autumn leaves — falling all crimson and gold
And she glides down the gap and rolls over the plateau
And she knows the way well — for she lived there of old
The farther she ventures from the sheltering mountain
The stronger her heart beats and the faster she goes
Till she reaches the ocean — the mother of mothers
Who caresses our lady and welcomes her home
And she feeds her on gales from the four far-flung corners
And then sends her away just as soon as she's strong
By the time she makes Ireland no mountain can tame her
And fiddlers and poets celebrate her in song


 © 1999 Steve Earle  —   All Rights Reserved

© 2003-2005   Clint Harris  (clint@steveearle.net) – All Rights Reserved
© 1995-2003Lisa Kemper  – All Rights Reserved

   | Return to Steve's page |

 | Home|
 | Accolades |Articles |Bibliography | Biography |
| Chart Positions |Covered Songs | Discography |The Dukes |

| | Fans'Picks | Links |Lyrics |
| Photos | |Recent TV | Song Index |
| Sound Files | Tablature|Tour Dates |Video |