Mountain town in mid July
She's lying on his arm
With broken boots and bony knees
All strewn across the grass

And the darkest night you've ever seen
They hiked the pass and had to sleep
In purple cloud with cows and sheep
And saw the silent earth
They saw the silent earth
And they felt it breathe

Her lover was a quiet man
He waited all the night
With her asleep upon his lap
So she would be alright

And though the town was cold and wet
Their only bed a wooden bench
With him awake and reading there
He saw the silent earth
He saw the silent earth
And he felt it breathe

What can my lover do, he is leaving
For what can I say to you if I'm screaming but
Be kind now
Oh, be kind now

My love
My love
My love
My love
My love
My love