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chaing.mai.thailand.1992
a friend took me to his favorite khao soi place for soupâ¦across the street was a woman with cages full of songbirdsâ¦for a few baht you could purchase one and set it freeâ¦resulting in a lot of good karmaâ¦as we sat there we noticed that, after 30 minutes, the birds came backâ¦my friend pointed out the special at the restaurant next doorâ¦little bird soup
my daughter chae was still very youngâ¦not yet fourâ¦i wanted to write her a songâ¦and this was a pretty heavy part of my lifeâ¦i was trying to write something sweet and beautifulâ¦a task that, to this day, i find difficultâ¦the tapers always refer to it as under two minutesâ¦for this record, i titled it pony
I hate to see you stand there
Crying like a baby
It wasn't your intention
Taking this time out
I'd really love to lay you down
Somewhere where it's shady
I could tell you stories
Take that thumb out of your mouth
I wish I could keep you as an angel
I wish I could keep you as a child
I wish I could stay with you forever
Baby, I could be your pony and
Together we would ride
There's a woman on the corner
Selling little birds in cages
For a dollar we could buy one
Set it loose into the sky
We could be like pirates
Sailing off to China
We could be like cowboys and
On the range we'd ride
I wish I could keep you as an angel
I wish I could keep you as a child
I wish I could stay with you forever
Baby, I could be your pony and
Together we would ride