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Still She Will Fly (EP)

by Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio

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STILL SHE WILL FLY © 2015 by Heather Pierson She tried with all her might to love the winters And to imagine that the snow would keep her warm But nothing that I said could convince her And I knew that someday she would have to roam She always took a liking to the sunshine And to the feeling of that warmth upon her skin She was never more alive than in the springtime When her whole world would open up again Chorus: And still she will fly Yeah, she will fly along the riverside And still she will fly Yeah, she will fly and I’ll be right there by her side She waited until after I was sleeping And then she stole herself away into the night The sunrise found me all alone and weeping But I know that after darkness comes the light My friends all say that I’m a fool for waiting But I can’t imagine being in another’s arms She always said she liked to see me smiling How could I ever let her come to harm? Chorus Easy come and easy go It’s another new day or so they say I’m still here And I’m wondering whether I should stay or fly away The summer sun was not enough to keep her Nor were the flowers I still bring her every year And even though this wound sinks ever deeper I like to think that someday she’ll appear Chorus
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AIN’T GOTTEN AROUND © 2015 by Heather Pierson Another clear morning Another bluebird sky Another day of letting things coast I’ve heard my share of laughter And oh, the tears I’ve cried I’m quite sure that I’ve seen more than most I’ll tell you why I hide myself away in these mountains ‘cause there’s a whole world of hurt beyond that ridge I’m sure some folks out there are happy And I’m sure they’d mean me well But I just ain’t gotten around to building that bridge No I just ain’t gotten around to building that bridge Well I ain’t much for drama I’ve heard it all before And I don’t wear my heart up on my sleeve With these four walls around me And all that beauty at my door How in heaven’s name could I ever leave? I’ll tell you why I hide myself away in these mountains ‘cause the world is full of things that I don’t need I’m sure the land out there is fertile And I’m sure the grass is green But I just ain’t gotten around to planting those seeds No I just ain’t gotten around to planting those seeds That big ol’ moon is rising And all the chores are done My belly’s full and the fire’s dying down My eyes are growing heavy And the whiskey’s got my tongue It’s time to sleep til that sun comes back around I’ll tell you why I hide myself away in these mountains Because the world ain’t exactly how it seems I’m sure some folks would tell you different And I reckon it might be true But I just ain’t gotten around to having those dreams No I just ain’t gotten around to having those dreams
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YOU DON’T KNOW HIM THE WAY I DO © 2015 by Heather Pierson You say that he’s a scoundrel You say he’s a ne’er-do-well Oh Mama, you don’t know him the way I do You say that boy will send me Straight to the fires of hell Oh Mama, you don’t know him the way I do You say that I could do better That there’s plenty of fish in the sea Oh Mama, you don’t know him the way I do Well, better to swim with sharks, I say Than to be kissing on a manatee Oh Mama, you don’t know him the way I do I know you tried to teach me To be all meek and mild I know you hate it whenever I say it But the boy just drives me wild You say that I’m too young still Yeah, you tell me just to wait and see Oh Mama, you don’t know him the way I do I know you tried to teach me To always know my place But can’t you see what you’re doing to me Yeah it’s written all over my face Why can’t you leave us alone now, Mama? Why can’t you just leave us be? Oh Mama, you don’t know him the way I do Oh Mama, you don’t know him the way I do
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WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? © 2015 by Heather Pierson What else can I do But give all my love to you? It’s not like I had any choice My head kept saying no And that I had someplace to go But my heart proved to be the louder voice What else can I say? I cannot explain the way You toyed with my ever-loving heart Well one thing’s for sure I’ve been scarred forevermore The mess you left me in is a work of art Maybe I’ll forgive you and I’ll welcome you back Maybe I’m a glutton for pain Maybe I’ll forget you and be back on track Spending sunny days wishing for rain What else can I do? I gave all my love to you And now it seems my young life is through Yeah you played me for a fool And now I’m trying to play it cool ‘cause baby, what else can I do?
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Make It Mine 03:43
MAKE IT MINE © 2010 by Heather Pierson Old man winter can be such a pest I just shoveled off the front porch I'll let the sunlight do the rest And underneath the snow seeds wait to grow How do they know? It's anyone's guess The rains in April become the flowers in the spring The world wakes up And every creature with a voice starts to sing I try not to complain every time it starts to rain And instead, remember all the goodness that it brings Because isn't it a miracle to be alive? To feel that spark of passion along your spine? So whether it's evolved this way Or been some grand design I'm gonna take this life and make it mine But the springtime rains can be so cold So I try not to hit those frogs as they jump out in the road I pray that they might find a safer place and kind Around the next turn, if I may be so bold to say Isn't it a miracle to be alive? To feel that spark of passion along your spine? So whether it's evolved this way Or been some grand design I'm gonna take this life and make it mine And then summer's long hot days will give way to fall And slowly paint a picture on the forests so tall In a slumber so deep Mother Earth goes back to sleep Isn't it amazing that she wakes up at all? Oh isn't it a miracle to be alive? To feel that spark of passion along your spine? So whether it's evolved this way Or been some grand design I'm gonna take this life and make it mine So whether it's evolved this way Or been some grand design I'm gonna take this life and make it mine

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released May 26, 2015

Produced by Heather Pierson
Engineered by Alan Bean at Baked Beans Recording Studio, Harrison, ME
Mixed by Davy Sturtevant
Mastered by Andy VanDette
Cover art by Pat Chandler
Photography by Ray MacGregor

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