[Intro]
[Verse]
When the deer has bedded down and the bear has gone to ground
And the Northern goose has wandered off to warmer bay and sound
It s so easy in the cold to feel the darkness of the year
And the heart is growing lonely for the morning
[Chorus]
Oh, my Joanie, don t you know that the stars are swinging slow
And the seas are rolling easy as they did so long ago?
If I had a thing to give you, I would tell you one more time
That the world is always turning toward the morning
[Verse]
When October s growing thin and November s coming home
You ll be thinking of the season and the sad things that you ve seen
And you hear that old wind walking, hear him singing high and thin
You could swear he s out there singing of your sorrow
[Chorus]
Oh, my Joanie, don t you know that the stars are swinging slow
And the seas are rolling easy as they did so long ago?
If I had a thing to give you, I would tell you one more time
That the world is always turning toward the morning
[Verse]
So, the darkness falls around you and you hear the North wind blow
And you hear him call your name out as he walks the brittle snow
That old wind don t mean you trouble, he don t care or even know
He s just walking down the darkness toward the morning
[Chorus]
Oh, my Joanie, don t you know that the stars are swinging slow
And the seas are rolling easy as they did so long ago?
If I had a thing to give you, I would tell you one more time
That the world is always turning toward the morning
[Verse]
It s a pity we don t know what the little flowers know
They can t face the cold November, they can t take the wind and snow
They put their glories all behind them, bow their heads and let it go
But you know they ll be there shining in the morning
[Chorus]
Oh, my Joanie, don t you know that the stars are swinging slow
And the seas are rolling easy as they did so long ago?
If I had a thing to give you, I would tell you one more time
That the world is always turning toward the morning