My Room In The Trees

The Innocence Mission My Room In The Trees Lyrics
1.Shout For Joy

All we can do, in this deep summer hour
With the rain, the taxis and the flowers
Walking between the dear ones holding on
Is shout, shout for joy

Everything that has been broken you'll mend
Throughout the morning of one day
Sleeves fluttering in the air, in the air
And we'll shout, shout for joy

I said so little
I could not think of replies
The words all flew away
Up away from me, up into the trees
Where they shout, oh shout for joy


2.The Melendys Go Abroad

(Instrumental)


3.I'd Follow If I Could

I'd follow if I could
A thing that's hard to bear
To see you going down
The road somewhere

To blink and then you're gone
The scene is rolled away
It makes another mile from me
Wherever you go, it's too far
You're a shooting star

Wherever you go, it's too far
You're a shooting star
Wherever you go, it's too far
You're a shooting star


4.The Leaves Lift High

Flying down lanes, bicycles red and blue
And tunnels of tall trees, with you
Together we are very small
Riding across the great land

On the Eastern Avenue
The morning is bigger, taller than I knew
The leaves lift high, the light gets through
Shoulder of the lake at Clement Farm
You're in the crossing of my arms
Wherever you may be, whatever day this is

On the Eastern Avenue
On all streets I know, I know I look for you
The leaves lift high, the light gets through

All of the days I travel with you
Dearest to me, child
Dearest to me, child
You are dearest to me, child

All of the bells I ever knew
Ring out at the same time
Ring out at the same time
Together, together, together

All of the bells I ever knew
Ring out at the same time
We look up at the same time
Together, together, together

On the Eastern Avenue, on all streets
I know I know I count on you
The leaves lift high, the light gets through


5.Mile-Marker

(Instrumental)


6.Gentle The Rain At Home

Brave in the clothes of Georgie's
You take a train to the North
Winding through New York
State in the morning, leaves on the floor

Gentle the rain at home
Gentle the rain at home
When we can and will return
When we can and will return

He said I could just take the canoe whenever I need
And, if I go back over the lake, the clouds may recede

Gentle the rain at home
Gentle the rain at home
When we can and will return
When we can and will return
When we can and will return
When we can and will return


7.God Is Love

Rain or shine
This street of mine is golden
Rain or shine
This street of mine is golden

With the gold of hickory leaves
I can walk under these clouds
Rain or shine
This street of mine is golden

God is love
And love will never fail me
God is love
And love will never fail me

If I'm driving there today
And I really am this afraid
God is love
And love will never fail me

Some birds I know are moving on this weekend
Some birds I know are moving on this weekend
And I'm under the sky, I am on the ground, with my coat
Some birds I know are moving on this weekend

God is love
And love will never fail me
God is love
And love will never fail me

And some days I will decide
To let everything else go by
God is love
And love will never fail me
Love will never fail me


8.The Happy Mondays

The happy Mondays
We blow down alleyways
In our raincoats, in afternoons
The imaginary dogs beside us are old friends
They will speak to you

Happy in the daylight
Breathe out, breathe in the end of school time
Happy on the way home
The west side also feels
And they know everything that I know

The happy Mondays
We are blue-green in the air
We are yellow, too
The clouds of Pennsylvania break apart
they move away from me and from you

Happy in the daylight
Breathe out, breathe in the end of school time
Happy on the way home
The west side also feels
And they know everything that I know

Happy in the daylight
Breathe out, breathe in the end of school time
Happy on the way home
The west side also feels
And they know everything that I know
Everything that I know


9.Rain (Setting Out In The Leaf Boat)

This dress that I made
Out of the curtains
Was on the line
Dancing around
Better than I can
Now we walk up
To the top of the street

Once letting go
Rain sails us in a leafy boat
Down the street
And we'll be there before we know

There go the lawn chairs
Some frogs are racing them
To catch up with me
Gray buildings go by
Violety sky lit up with trees in yellow

Once letting go
Rain sails us in a leafy boat
Down the street
And we'll be there before we know

Hey, is that you
Going by, swimming by
Hey, is that you
Zig-zagging, whizzing by
Sailing up, sailing by

Once letting go
Rain sails us in a leafy boat
Down the street
And we'll be there before we know


10.Spring

Look out for spring
The life underground
The life underground

The thawing and the overflow
Oh early, early in the morning we'll go

Seven shades of green
Are painted on your door
Painted on your door

The field alive under the snow
Oh early, early in the morning we'll go

Oh world of rooftops, hearing one field song
The walk in raincoats, the wait for Easter, Tom
We are awake or waking, awake or waking from
Here that day comes

Look out for spring
The life underground
The life underground

The thawing and the overflow
Oh early, early in the morning we'll go

Oh world of rooftops, hearing one field song
The walk in raincoats, the wait for Easter, Tom
We are awake or waking, awake or waking from


11.All The Weather

Now I want the sun to swing my feet
Washington Harbor
Dogs may come around
And they won't care that I'm a stranger

Oh, it's over
Oh, it's over
All the weather
All the weather is gone

First I let you down
And then the streets were in a downpour
Onto everything inside the state of Maryland

And listen
Oh, it's over
Oh, it's over
All the weather
All the weather is gone

And listen
Oh, it's over
Oh, it's over
All the weather
All the weather is gone


12.Rhode Island

in june we're washing in the water
we are walking to the sand
In the summer of a hard year
you are swinging both our hands
in rhode island, rhode island

now we will go, gleaming into tomorrow
I am leaning, leaning into tomorrow
from rhode island, cradled on the waves

I don't want to tell you sad news
I don't want to let you down
we drive away, we don't know
what is going to happen now
from rhode island, rhode island

now we will go, gleaming into tomorrow
I am leaning, leaning into tomorrow
from rhode island, cradled on the waves


13.North American Field Song

Raincoats. Finlandia.
Raincoats and lakes.
The best words, I take along
in my field bag.
Across the morning, the beautiful air,
I will be aware.
I'll speak if I dare,
and stay calm,
stay calm, stay calm,
stay calm in the meantime,
stay calm,
stay calm, stay calm,
through the red and the green light,
stay calm.

No one can be so embarrassed as me,
I say to these trees,
where I walk with my head down.
Across the morning, the beautiful air,
I will be aware
my Father is there
and stay calm