Lyr Req: Northern Cross (Leslie Smith)

Subject: Lyr Req: Northern Cross - cry cry cry
From: GUEST,Adri
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 06:13 PM

Can anybody help me with the lyrics for Northern Cross sung on the album Cry Cry Cry?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Northern Cross - cry cry cry
From: Peace
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 08:01 PM

It was written by Leslie Smith.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Northern Cross - cry cry cry
From: Peace
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 08:17 PM

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/smithleslie?cdbaby=1f0c59d519530a99bf04c8e753470d0c

Sound bit there; intro and first stanza of the song; about one minute. Sung by Leslie Smith.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Northern Cross - cry cry cry
From: Peace
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 08:38 PM

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You might try an e-mail to the folks at that address. They might be able to direct you to lyrics or even pass on your message/request to Leslie.

I could not find lyrics at all. However, Jim Dixon hasn't had a look yet, nor Q. They seem to be able to find any North American lyric that was ever written. So, keep this thread refreshed.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Northern Cross - cry cry cry
From: open mike
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 08:49 PM

is the the trio cry 3
that consists of
Richard Shindell,
Dar Williams and
Lucy Kaplanski?

all are solo artists
in their own right
(write?) and together
they are dynamite!

Subject: Lyr Add: NORTHERN CROSS (Leslie Smith)
From: Margaret V
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 09:06 PM

They're in the liner notes of the Cry Cry Cry CD, which is an all-around terrific record so you may as well get the CD and then you can have ALL the lyrics! Cheers, Margaret


NORTHERN CROSS
Leslie Smith

I've gone running from the devil, at times I've beaten down his path
I've seen the flight of the dove and I've stumbled my way back
Miles and miles of interstate, nights not meant to last
I can take this road all the way to Tulsa, but I cannot stop my yearning for you

They say a simple life's the best, but you would never know
The way we complicate this world, lion's king, the lamb lies low
All I wanted was your love, the taste of your sweet kiss
The river may flow deep and wide but I cannot stop my longing for this

So meet me on Red Mountain, lace of laurel, bed of moss
Where the wind's forever howling beneath that Northern Cross

When that final deal goes down I'll gladly pay the cost
If my soul could be a station high upon that Northern Cross
Then I would have a bird's eye view, I'd watch you night and day
In casting off my mortal self, maybe all this yearning will go away

Oh meet me on Red Mountain, lace of laurel, bed of moss
Where the wind's forever howling beneath that Northern Cross

Old memories have faded, nearly all of them are lost
Except for your face shining beneath that Northern Cross


Copyright, Luna Towne Publishing (BMI)
Originally recorded by Leslie Smith on "These Things Wrapped" (Waterbug)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Northern Cross - cry cry cry
From: Peace
Date: 27 Jan 06 - 10:30 PM

That should be a LYRICS ADD

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Northern Cross - cry cry cry
From: GUEST,Adri
Date: 28 Jan 06 - 06:26 AM

Thank you all. I know that Mollie O'Brien also did this song, but I don't know this version. And certainly, this should be a Lyrics add!