Name: Ruthie
Duration: P00H03M46S
Description: for 50/90 2018 (50 songs in 90 days)

Ruthie

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I had a friend who was made of wildflowers; she was funny when she wanted, always bitched when she was hungry
But her heart was lovely as a garden, she heard the words of strangers, gave them her compassion

Ruthie, ringed with yellow roses, drinking coffee and mimosas, leans her head against my shoulder
Ruthie, in love with someone dumb, knowing that he's wrong, not wanting to move on

Every day she calls me and she tells me that she's happy
Most of all I want her to be happy
Most of all I want her to be happy

The ring glitters in the sun, she turns her hand around to show me what she's done
Her smile lighting up the room, I reflect her like the moon, cold but beaming for her too

Every day she calls me and she tells me that she's happy
Most of all I want her to be happy
Most of all I want her to be happy

At the altar I read out poems of blessing for the union
"You are the star of every night, the brightness of each morning"
They kiss and then we dance and then it's done
They kiss and then we dance and then it's done

Ruthie, when I got that call, I thought of how those blessings didn't work at all
Her bruises fade like rainbows around the black, she says he didn't mean it, she says he wants her back

In my head I read out poems of blessing for my friend
St. Rita of the Impossible, please deliver her again
Most of all I want her to be happy
Most of all I want her to be happy
Most of all I want her to be here

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released July 9, 2018

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