Okay, here's a fourth version! Thanks so much to Vic, Bill, Bluesriff, Douglas, Stan, Pop, Bugsey, Dave, Phil, John and Colin. I used all of your suggestions, either directly or in some form or other! Any other thoughts?! Lisa

Vagabond (version 4)

I started down a winding road
A skeptic with a heavy load
I met you, such a gentle soul
You had the gift of rock-n-roll

We sailed the oceans, you and I
Some nights your music made me cry
Those days of sun were heaven sent
My heart was melting, away we went

Chorus
Like happy vagabonds
We rolled along
Our love as free as a summer's breeze
Thinking nothing could go wrong
We drifted on a song
Like happy vagabonds

BRIDGE
But we were wrong

You placed some flowers in my hair
I swear I saw your soul laid bare
You played a lullaby for me
That night I lost you to the sea

The first time that our baby cried
I heard your music in the tides
Turns out we made a gentle soul
She has the gift of rock-n-roll

Like happy vagabonds
We roll along
Our love as free as a summer's breeze
Thinking nothing can go wrong
We drift on a song
Like happy vagabonds

Sometimes she plays your lullaby
As we sit and watch the tides
My sweet vagabond, goodbye

(c) 2013, Lisa Gundling


(Version One)
Vagabond

I started with a skeptic's heart
Down a long winding road
I met a man, a gentle soul
He had the look of rock-n-roll

I traveled with him by my side
He carried his guitar
Those days of sun were heaven sent
My heart was melting as we went

CHORUS
Like happy vagabonds
We wandered along
Our love as free as a summer's breeze
Drifting on a song
Like happy vagabonds

He placed some flowers in my hair
My fingers ran through his
He played a lullaby for me
That night I lost him to the sea

BRIDGE
I'd screamed out to the sea
It crashed and roared
But he couldn't hear me
Anymore

His old guitar washed up on shore
His baby grew in me
Turns out we made a gentle soul
She had the look of rock-n-roll

CHORUS
Like happy vagabonds
We wandered along
Our love as free as a summer's breeze
Drifting on a song
Like happy vagabonds

Sometimes she plays your lullaby
My vagabond, goodbye

(c) 2013, Lisa Gundling