Lucy Kaplansky Lyrics
"The Red Thread"

I was only a girl when I went out on my own

You wrapped me up warm and just let me go

Now I live at the far end of this long distance line

And I'm just another one who's gone and left you behind

Wish we could look at your pictures, all the places you've been

I don't think you will but you can see them again

'Cause you can see them through me

The brown eyes I got from you

Now I wish I could give 'em back to you

This much I can say, this much I can do

When your heart is empty I'll try to fill it for you

'Cause I'm the girl who learned to love from watching you

Wish that I could tell you it'll all be alright

But you never did believe it through the trials of your life

You and I both know it just isn't true

When so much you love has been taken from you

I remember when you told me if we run out of time

How happy you were just to know she'll be mine

When I wrap her up warm, you'll be right next to me

'Cause they say that the red thread that ties me to you

Ties her to me

This much I can say, this much I can do

When your heart is empty I'll try to fill it for you

This much I can say, this much I can do

When your heart is empty I'll try to fill it for you

'Cause I'm the girl who learned to love from watching you

Watching you, watching you