Lyrics

I've been a-courting rival lovers all the many years
Hope lifts me with gusts of courage
Rue bathes me in tears
Rue bathes me in tears

Each one lends a kind of comfort in a different form
Rue's a quenching rainy season
Hope's a distant storm
Hope's a distant storm

Sister Hope blows here and gone again out past sight or sound
Rue remains a faithful friend
Who never lets me down
Who never lets me down

Some say you may take on the ways of those who claim your time
Although I'm rather fond of Hope
Rue makes herself mine
Rue makes herself mine

A scent of love comes to the lonely lost among the crowds
Rue hangs brooding on the landscape
Hope's above the clouds
Hope's above the clouds

I've been a-courting rival lovers all these many years
Hope lifts me with gusts of courage
Rue bathes me in tears
Rue bathes me in tears

(c) Dave Nealon July 30, 2022