The Squirrel Crossed The Road
Jane Siberry

the squirrel crossed the road
like a ribbon on a fan
and the afternoon cicada
threw a spell across this land
and the waves rolled off the Georgian rocks
and threw a friend upon the sand

oh None
now I understand
that the searching never stops
until you have a man in mind
second booth the King's Head
leave the ordinary men behind
go ask them to play
all the glorious love songs they can find

as for you, Dewar
now I understand
that the searching never stops
until you have a drink in hand
drinking to your gloom
in the slow-whirl licensed room
ah, yes - she was lovely
you told us (many times)
'neath the moon

the squirrel crossed the road
like a ribbon on a fan...

oh Madam
now I understand
that the searching never stops
until things are out of hand
then you jump up to heaven
pull down the wrath of God
you're alive when men are falling down
suspended when they're not

and oh Thomas
now I understand
that the searching never stops
until you are a man
whether early morning hunting deer
or women in the sand
that measured raging overdrive
makes you feel alive
a man

the squirrel crossed the road
like a ribbon on a fan...

oh Sal
now I understand
that the searching never stops
until you're in a foreign land
haunting yourself at Delphi
or melting in Lausanne
or good times in Marbella
(yes - you have a lovely tan)

and Oh Little One
now I understand
that your searching never stops
until you leave your head
you want peace
thank God you laugh at what your friends said
they said - barefoot in the Himalayas
he'll just find his feet have spread
but in you I have greatest faith

the squirrel crossed the road
like a ribbon on a fan
and the afternoon cicada
threw a spell across this land
and the waves rolled off the Georgian rocks
and threw a friend upon the sand


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Lyrics by Jane Siberry

  Above The Treeline   Adam And Eve   All The Candles In The World   All Through The Night   An Angel Stepped Down (And Slowly Looked Around)   Angel Voyeur   Anytime   Are You Burning, Little Candle?   As I Roved Out   At The Beginning Of Time   Barkis Is Willin'   Begat Begat   Bessie   Bound By The Beauty   Broken Birds   Burning Ship   Calling All Angels   Caravan   Carol of the Bells   Count Your Blessings   Dancing Class   Everything Reminds Me Of My Dog   Extra Executives   False False Fly   First Word   Flirtin' Is A Flo-Thing   Foecke   Follow Me   Freedom Is Gold   Goin' Down The River   Goodbye   Goodbye Sweet Pumpkinhead   Grace Hospital   Half Angel Half Eagle   Hockey   Honey Bee   Hotel Room 417   I Muse Aloud   I Paddle My Canoe   I Will Survive   In The Bleak Mid-Winter   In The Blue Light   Ingrid And The Footman   It Can't Rain All The Time   Jacob's Ladder   Jesus Christ The Apple Tree   La Jalouse   Last Word   Lena Is A White Table   Let's Not Talk Now   Love Is Everything   Love Is Everything (Harmony Version)   Love Is Everything [Harmony Version]   Lovin' Cup   Map Of The World (Part I)   Map Of The World (Part II)   Map Of The World (Part III): Are We Dancing Now?   Marco Polo   Maria   Maria Wanders Through The Thorn   Mary Had...   Mary's Lullaby   Mein Bitte   Mimi On The Beach   Mimi Speaks   Miss Punta Blanca   Nasty And Delicious   Nasty And Delicious (Reprise)   O Holy Night   O Shenandoah / Sail Away   Oh My My   Oh My Sister   Ol' Man River   One More Colour   Pontchartrain   Puppet City   Quoi, Ma Voisine, Es-Tu Fachée?   Red High Heels   Sail Across The Water   See The Child   Seven Steps To The Wall   She's Like The Swallow   Shir Amami   Silent Night   Slow Tango   Something About Trains   Song To My Father   Streets Of Laredo   Sweet Incarnadine   Swing Low, Sweet Chariot   Symmetry (The Way Things Have To Be)   Temple   Temple (Ambient Mix)   Temple (Orinoco Mix)   Temple (Sanctuary Mix)   Temple (Single Mix)   Temple [Album Version]   Temple [Sanctuary Mix]   The Bird In The Gravel   The Bridge   The Christmas Song   The Empty City   The Gospel According To Darkness   The Life Is The Red Wagon   The Lobby   The Long Pirouette   The Magic Beads   The Mystery At Ogwen's Farm   The Sky Is So Blue   The Slow Tango   The Strange Well   The Taxi Ride   The Valley   The Very Large Hat   The Vigil (The Sea)   The Waitress   The Walking (And Constantly)   The Water Is Wide   The White Tent The Raft   This Girl I Know   Trumpeter Swan   Up The Loggin' Road   Valley Of The Dolls   Viking Heart   Vladimir Vladimir   We Should Be There By Morning   What Child Is This?   What Is This Lovely Fragrance Stealing?   When Last I Was A Fisherman   When Spring Comes   Wildwood Carol   Would You Go?   Writers Are A Funny Breed   You Don't Need   You Say I Say   You Will Be Born

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