Lay Me Down Easy

From the Album Dove with Claws

Sun shining down on
The pines in the forest
Down on this cabin
Made of log
Last night I swore that
I heard a choir of angels
Singing so loudly
Down by the shore

Lay me down easy
Lay me down slow
I don’t want to gamble
With this life anymore
All that I need now
Is a woman beside me
Food for my body
Food for my soul

Looking for work I
Couldn’t find any
To make me feel worthy
To call it my own
So many friends now
I’ve seen go under
From the work they do
That I no longer know

Lay me down easy
Lay me down slow
I don’t want to gamble
With this life anymore
All that I need now
Is a woman beside me
Food for my body
Food for my soul

Spring in the meadow
Purple and yellow
Greener than velvet
Greener than green
Sharpen my axe now
To cut down the timber
To feed the fire
At night round the stove
Lay me down easy
Lay me down slow
I don’t want to gamble
With this life anymore
All that I need now
Is a woman beside me
Food for my body
Food for my soul

Words & Music by Larry Long
Copyright Larry Long 1977; renewed 2025 | BMI

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