Absence of Light Lyrics

Oh Seneca roses, second-hand china

Ivory vases fresh from consignment,

lend me the strings of the cradle in your hand,

Change me in ways I'll never understand

It's that kind of love, lay it all on the table

I'd follow you anywhere if I was able

Molly, darling, sweet love of my life

I must have lost you somewhere

In this blinding absence of light

I'd give up my dreams, hang up that rifle

I'd pawn this old guitar and drop them small trifles

To lie by your side in your riverbed hair

If love's all we got, least we can take it anywhere

You can weep for me, baby, and the chances I've missed

But at the end of the day, all I ever wanted was your kiss

Darling, Molly, sweet love of my life

Oh, it's quiet and cold, dear,

In this blinding absence of light

You're going your way and I'm headed mine

But maybe someday, somewhere down the line

That little pink house with the silk curtain waves

And I'll wake with you, baby, to strike up the day

And you'll rise like an angel on the unmade bed

And we'll dance together in the cool autumn air

Darling, Molly, sweet love of my life

I can see it so clearly

In this blinding absence of light

I'm all alone here in this blinding absence of light