Jenifer Jackson

I WILL FOLLOW

not exactly a memory

but a picture in my mind

a house on a dusty plain

and the wind is blowing strong

out on the horizon

the mountains kiss the sky

porch lights light up

and the night is coming on

could it be  could it be

in some far off dreamland of our making night is falling

on the wind  on the wind i hear you calling

softly drifting

i will follow  i will follow  i will follow

i can’t see your face

but i feel the way you are

and the way i am in the presence of your star

lifetime is a short time

and the world is big and wide

i keep believing

we’ll end up side by side

could it be  could it be

in some far off dreamland of our making night is falling

on the wind  on the wind i hear you calling

softly drifting

i will follow  i will follow  i will follow

GOLDEN VALLEY

inside the golden valley

under a creosote tree

a tiny bird is working

gathering her seeds

oh oh summer’s coming

inside a ring of mountains

the sun’s rising to the east

a white moon is hanging

in a blue and cloudless sky

oh  oh  day is dawning

if you come to the valley

and wake up just before the sun

you will hear the sweetest

singing through your soul

oh   oh   are you listening

PENELOAP

waiting patiently amongst the cactus flowers

motionless for hours

Peneloap is hoping for a butterfly

to flutter by

touching down to catch her eye

she greets you at the coming of the dawn

hello so low to build

another dream upon

Peneloap is hoping for a butterfly

to flutter by

touching down to catch her eye

watching by the window for her friends to come

someday has begun

studying the sunflowers and their sandy leaves

she can find the mystery in all that she perceives

Peneloap is gentle as a summer cloud

a thought you hear out loud

Peneloap is hoping for a butterfly

to flutter by

touching down to catch her eye

MORNING STAR

if i get to morning star

before the breaking of the day

my thoughst begin to settle in

and find a peaceful place to lay

when i gaze at morning star

from the distance of my mind

quiet paints with a giant brush

skeletons of trees behind

oh oh oh oh i miss you so

my wishes all

for you you know

for you you know

when i dream of morning star

my dreams are sweeter than  the dew

a feather touch upon my skin

without a word you sing so true

oh oh oh oh i miss you so

my wishes all

for you you know

for you you know

HUMMINGBIRD

if you find a shining stone

or a feather blowing

hold them to your heart and know

that your love is growing

if you see a firefly

as the sun is setting

try to follow with your eye

for darkness is forgetting

if you spy a hummingbird

darting through the branches

know the soul is on the wing

to heaven’s second chances

EL CAMINO DEL CIELO

in the early morning daybreak

the mountains are covered with snow

their shadows cast a blanket

that covers the valley below

dusky chipmunk and a friendly roadrunner

stop to wish me hello

as the clouds drift away

the sunlight of day

paints in a warm yellow glow

el camino del cielo

under a big desert sky

el camino del cielo

heaven is just desert high

all my questions calm down easy

watching a bird on a wire

her song so sweet and gentle

she waits for the breezes to fly

and the loved ones she’s been missing

the ones who have flown so far

as i walk the camino del cielo

lit up by the high desert stars

el camino del cielo

under a big desert sky

el camino del cielo

heaven is just desert high

LYRICS