SUNRISE SUNSET 2,
Lyrical Adaptation by Bruce Bussey
WHY DID I BUY THESE YARDS OF FABRIC
LORD KNOWS I’VE PLENTY HERE AT HOME
STACKED UP BY COLOR IN MY CLOSETS
WAITING TO BE DONE
HERE I HAVE TUBS OF SCRAPPY PIECES
I’M THINKING I’LL GET TO THEM SOMEDAY
WHEN IN THE HELL WILL THAT DAY GET HERE
WHO CAN SAY
SUNRISE SUNSET, SUNRISE SUNSET
SWIFTLY GO THE DAYS
PROJECTS I’VE STARTED STILL AREN’T FINISHED
WHY CAN’T I CONCENTRATE ON THEY
SUNRISE SUNSET, SUNRISE SUNSET
SOON WILL COME THE DAY
MY STASH WILL SUDDENLY TURN UGLY
AND ORPHAN PROJECTS SOON GET THROWN AWAY
OH LOOK NOW, I SEE THE LATEST FABRICS
BUNCHED IN COLLECTIONS OH SO FINE
I THINK I BETTER HAVE SOME OF EACH NOW
WHAT’S THE CRIME
NOT EV’N A CLUE WHAT I WILL MAKE OF
THESE LOVELY PIECES I BRING HOME
I’LL JUST PRETEND I HAVE A PLAN NOW
PERHAPS MORE THAN ONE
SUNRISE SUNSET, SUNRISE SUNSET
SWIFTLY FLY THE YEARS
LIVING THE LIFE OF BEING A QUILTER
LAIDEN WITH PROJECTS OUT THE EARS
I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER,
Lyrical Adaptation by Bruce Bussey
I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER WATCHING YOU SIT THERE
WITH NEEDLE AND THREAD IN YOUR HAND
ALONE IN YOUR PARLOR UNDER A LAMPLIGHT
STITCHING ON QUILTS OH SO GRAND
NOW I HAVE THIS QUILT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
MADE BY YOU GRANDMA CROSS STITCHED SO NICE
WHEN I’M BENEATH IT, IT FEELS SO RIGHT
THE MEMORY OF YOU IS WITH ME EVERY NIGHT.
NOW I HAVE THIS QUILT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
YOU’RE HERE WITH ME GRANDMA SAFE IN MY MIND
THOUGH I CAN’T SEE YOU, YOUR LOVE FEELS SO NICE
THE MEMORY OF YOU IS WITH ME EVERY NIGHT.
Could I Have This Dance?
By Anne Murray