SOMETIME LOVING

By Gary Shearston

I don't want your sometime lovin'
That falls like summer's rain
Coz I've slept through two long winters
And love's been where my head has lain.

When you’ve travelled with the North wind
Blowing on your window pane
When you’ve found the warmth she brings you
Come and find me once again.

And when you've wandered through the snowfall
Through the pines on which she's lain
When you've seen the way she holds them
Come and hold me once again.

And when you've heard a river laughing
As she bends the rocks and sand
Seen her wave crossing an ocean
Come and take me by the hand.

And when you've seen a hungry grassland
Reach out to kiss the rain
When you've seen how strong her kiss is
Come and kiss me once again.

And when the earth has turned her season
And her love has brought the grain
If you find that love inside you
Come and live with me again.



The late Gary Shearston’s 1967 rendition : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb4nd5lryAU

A long-time favourite and possessed of a timeless beauty, I feel.   Apparently when Peter, Paul & Mary sang it in concert in Australia, they introduced it as “the most beautiful song that has ever been written” ……


Cheers, R-J