On a Blanket On the Ground

Nineteen & eighteen on a movie date

Nervous youths, ecstatically scared

Yet sure we were each other’s fate

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We left the theater to take a ride

Ended walking by the river

Hand in hand, side by side

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Snuggled together, arms around

My head on your shoulder

On a Blanket On The Ground

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We stared with starry eyes

Transfixed by a private universe

Composed of passionate sighs

…..

Lost completely in each other

We barely looked upward

As our racing hearts fluttered

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I remember the moaning happy sound

Of our pounding pulses, heavy breath

On a blanket on the ground

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It was by the bank of that river

Where we first felt love’s caress

A blissful pain that made me shiver

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We were both nervous, uncertain

Fumbling our way to heaven

As we threw back that mysterious curtain

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I gave you my soul all around

I gave you mind, heart, body

On a blanket on the ground

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We thought we’d be together

In eternal luxurious ecstasy

From that riverbank to forever

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A year later we made our vows

Standing by the riverbank

Perfect tomorrows from blissful now’s

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I recall how the preacher frowned

As we stood together there

On a blanket on the ground

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Now the blanket sits in a box

Warming only empty promises

Since into our coop came a fox

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Sometimes I pull the blanket out

Remembering how it felt

Warm and cozy before the doubt

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The way my heart would race and pound

Whenever we’d take a riverside stroll .. to end ..

On a blanket on the ground

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I wrap it around my shoulder

And wander to the riverbank

Stand by the sturdy boulder

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Where we once stargazed

Without ever looking up

When true love still blazed

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I smell it’s aroma as memories abound

Wondering if you’ve been with her here

On a blanket on the ground