Song Description

A woman leaves her town with her kitten and her new boyfriend. She is forced to give the kitten away by a controlling partner. She is incredibly sad.

Lyrics

Two souls in rebellion across the painted sky
B E7
Innocence and freedom and the telling of a lie
A d#o
He promised to protect us- he said it would be so
G#
But we wound so tight together that he could never watch it grow

c#m f#m
And in my darkest hour I never meant to let you go
B E7
The many roads we traveled just we two could ever know
A d#o
I never meant to hurt you and surely Otis you will see
G#
That the enemy was in him and the weakness was in me-- oh---


c#m f#m
Do you love me, can you love me Otis?
B G#
I am deepened by your memory, I am saddened and alone
c#m f#m
Together we were several million strong
G# c#m
And I am sorry oh so sorry I did you wrong.


c#m f#m
Last night I dreamed you next to me my lovely one
B E7
We were playing in the tall grass beneath the blazing Florida sun
A d#o
And you my friend were all the warmth that I could ever hold
G#
But the enemy was in him and the enemy was cold

c#m f#m
You were ever soft and virtuous- you were ever pure and true
B E7
You were every song I've ever loved- you were every sunset's hue
A d#o
I promised to protect you, I said it would be so
G#
I am sorry oh so sorry to have ever let you go---oh---


c#m f#m
Do you love me, can you love me Otis?
B G#
I am deepened by your memory, I am lost within a dream,
c#m f#m
I am weary with the singing of this song
G# c#m-f#m-G# c#m-f#-G#
And I am sorry --- oh so sorry I did you wrong.

c#m f#m
And what's to come of what has been, and what has come to be?
B G#
I am frightened at the thought of you alone beside the sea
c#m f#m
I am frightened by the myriad of possibility
G# c#m-f#m-G# c#m-f#-G#
Oh what has come --- what has come to be?


Interlude: c#m--f#m--G#--A -- A


Solo:
dm -- gm -- C -- F -- Bflat -- edim -- A -- A7
dm -- gm -- C -- F -- Bflat -- edim -- A -- A7


dm gm
Do you love me, can you love me Otis?
C A
I am deepened by your memory, I am lost within a dream,
dm gm
I am weary with the singing of this song
A dm
And I am sorry --- oh so sorry I did you wrong