While You Were Away

While you were away

You were away

I made

Bricks of bread

Bricks to break

From home grown grain

Planted in rows

And gathered when gold

And ground by my hand stone

While you were away

You were away

I slept past the dawn

The sun would set

And the sun would say

This night will be long

So I lit up the stars

On this ceiling of ours

And I wrote song for hours

So your home is warm

Cuz I kept warm and alive while you were gone

While you were away

You were away

I made

A charm of herbs

Herbs that pray

And the charm is brave

It???s guarding the glass

And it guarding the doors and it guarding the floor boards

Through the storm through the storm

The windows fought the wind

And the rival oak???s broken arm

But they never gave in

So I???m tending the fire

That built before you left

It???s not gone out once

So your home is warm cuz I kept warm

And alive while you were gone