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Sweet By and By Lyrics by Catherine MacLellan

COYOTE

2019

The wind is coming in now from the ocean
I’ve been sitting on this shoreline for days
Once I had the blues and once I lost them
I never did get the hang of all this change
But if you count the days like they are blossoms
And know it takes the cold to bring the heat
You can enter into any situation
And know it’s been the same since the very first heart beat
When I saw you on that day down at the local
I asked if you would come to see me sing
And you showed up like a prince among the pilgrims
You said you’d likе to come and see me later in thе spring
But the blossoms on the trees they are all fading
Summer it is fast approaching me
And I’ve got a list as long as that old highway
Of all the things that I must do and people I must see
But maybe in the summertime
When all the children are playing free and wild
You and I can sit outside
Just watch the days roll by and by, by and by, sweet by and by
When I met you in the back room of the local
You were sitting with your sister and her son
It was Mother’s Day how kind of you to mention
You must miss your mother still who died when you were young
And I know you feel it too the winds are changing
And I’m sad that it is time for me to go
But you’re welcome anytime if you are lonesome
Just hop onto the next train that’s headed eastward bound
But maybe in the summertime
When all the children are playing free and wild
You and I can sit outside
Just watch the days roll by and by, by and by, sweet by and by...
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Catherine MacLellan

Catherine MacLellan

About “Sweet By and By” by Catherine MacLellan

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"Sweet By and By" is credited to Catherine MacLellan. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Sweet By and By" appears on "COYOTE" in 2019.

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