Wildflowers from For Junebug by Noni Culotta

I laid you down in a field of wild flowers
in the afternoon
And we drank a lot and we
passed the hours
singing all your favorite tunes.

You said to me you would always be my lover
Then we sought shade ‘neath the boughs of the grand magnolia
Easy like a river
lovin’ you in Carolina summer

Lit up the back porch
threw a party for our friends and family
when the sun was gone
And in the orchard lit the lanterns
hung them on the branches
danced until the dawn.

You held me close, whispered girl your are my true love
We drifted off to the hum of the summer junebug
Sleeping through the sunrise
nestled ‘neath the Carolina morning sky.


Tell your momma, tell your pa
I’ll be headed north on the first of fall
And they can have you back for one more year
‘til I return for you in the summertime
I’ll be back for you in the summertime

And I’ll lay you down in field of wild flowers
freshly new in bloom
And we’ll sing the day away
laugh the day away – baby anything that you want to
I’ll hold you tight, lean your head upon my shoulder
And it’ll fit just right, just the way that you remember
Just hold on,
love of mine.
Won’t be long ‘til I return for you
and Carolina.

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