Carry Me Close to Your Heart
Copyright 2006 by Deb Carpenter-Nolting and Tim Nolting
He was leavin’ early on the next cattle drive
He’d be gone a year and she’d not be by his side
Before he stepped into the saddle, she cried out his name
She handed him a gold watch, and these words were engraved
Carry me close to your heart
Time will tell how long we’re apart
Instead of months or days I will count the hours that pass
Embrace me now and hold these seconds fast
Carry me close to your heart
Carry me close to your heart
He’d been gone a season, and she made her own way
She sang and danced in dance halls for the money that it paid
She never loved another; she yearned for him each day
And when she lit her lamp at night, she softly called his name
Carry me close to your heart
The nights will mark how long we’re apart
And when I light this fire know that my love’s still aflame
Return to me and bring me warmth again
Carry me close to your heart
Carry me close to your heart
She was singing heartache songs, when he walked in the room
She saw a timepiece open, heard its softly chiming tune
Before she finished singing, her brown eyes held his gaze
She sang a final chorus to end his wandering days
Carry me close to your heart
Hold the notes and promise not to part
Without you there’s no music, no rhythm and no rhyme
Embrace me now and hold me for all time
Carry me close to your heart
Carry me close to your heart
Carry me close to your heart
Carry me close to your heart
credits
from Windblown,
released August 16, 2012
Vocals: Deb Carpenter-Nolting, Martin Gilmore
Guitar: Martin Gilmore
Bass: Robert Collins
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