Lorena

This song (from what I can find documented) is from the First American Civil War, however I have heard that the song is from earlier from other musicians so I'll let you come to your own beliefs on the age, but this song tells about two former lovers and reminiscing on their past love.

This song had alot of guitar work and took ages to record because of constantly messing up little spots, so please forgive any hiccups in the guitar work.

Lyrics:

Oh, The years creep slowly by, Lorena,
The snow is on the ground again

The sun's low down in the sky, Lorena
The frost gleams where those flowers have been

But the heart beats on as warmly now,
As when the summer days were nigh

Oh, The sun can never dip so low,
To be down in affections cloudless sky

A hundred months have passed, Lorena,
Since last, I held that hand in mine

And felt, The pulse beat fast, Lorena,
Though mine, Beat faster far than thine

A hundred months this flowery May,
When up that hilly slope we climbed

To watch, The dying of the day, And hear,
The distant church bells chime

We loved each other then, Lorena,
Far more than we ever dared to tell

And what we might have been, Lorena,
Had our loving prospered well

Then 'tis past, The years roll on,
I'll not call up their shadowy forms

I'll say, To them lost years, Sleep on,
Sleep on, Nor heed lifes pelting storms