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Churlish May Lyrics by Johnny Flynn

Been Listening

2010

[Verse 1]
I met Jane in September's throe
January's grass, we let each other go
I met Helen on March's back
She took my coat and she stole my hat
I met you when the weather got fine
You said, "I've got yours if you've got mine"...
[Chorus 1]
And the worst and best of all we knew
Stayed out to rust in the morning dew
[Verse 2]
Didn't take long to sing our love
Was a harvest feast, was a hand to glove
When winter came, you couldn't stand to sit
You're just the same, never burnt, but lit
With a world at war and my thoughts on you
I didn't care to fall; there wasn't much to do
[Chorus 1]
And the worst and best of all we knew
Stayed out to rust in the morning dew
[Verse 3]
Churlish May, when the year was fair
Gone full circle when things went square
Ate my meal, an un-noble beast
Left me to pay, not a movable feast
Look, I got nothing, don't know where I am
Got a fistful of questions, not an answer to hand
[Chorus 2]
And the worst and best of all we knew
Stayed out to rust in the morning dew
Morning dew...
[Bridge]
With a blow me down the road, dead in the wood
[Verse 4]
Further from you now, then the roots from the leaves
Drunk on the wood, never seen any trees
My oar's out the water, and the lake that I'm sailing
Is your dear father's daughter and it's cold and I'm ailing
Are you drowning me slowly? Was the school meant to teach?
Are you leaving so slowly? Where's the shore? Where's the beach?
[Chorus 1]
And the worst and best of all we knew
Stayed out to rust in the morning dew
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Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

About “Churlish May” by Johnny Flynn

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"Churlish May" is credited to Johnny Flynn. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Churlish May" appears on "Been Listening" in 2010.

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