Blues For Jesse
1
Will you paint the sound
of the slow moving freight
and the song of the rooster
when he wakes up late
the sound of the silence
of slow falling snow
before you go Jesse
before you go
2
Will you paint the arc
of the roll of the dice
and the rainbows they say
wait in paradise
the gold of the 'yes'
and the black of the 'no'
before you go Jesse
before you go
Chorus
Before you go
will it all be done
will you sharpen your pencils
to draw God's setting sun
3
Will you paint the perfume
of roses divine
the sweet honeysuckle
on honeysuckle vine
the memory of kisses
of long, long ago
before you go Jesse
before you go
Chorus
Before you go
will it all be done
will you sharpen your pencils
to draw God's setting sun
before you go
before you walk on
before you go
will it all be done
Terry Clarke © Bucks Music 2006
