Owen Young - Walk Down The Lane Lyrics

She had always thought of him as young and naïve
When it came to her he wore his heart on his sleeve
She came from farmers who knew the soil's worth
His roots were loyalist but deep in the earth
She was so graceful a queen in his eyes
He was an enigma full of quiet surprise
But then love hit its mark by an old maple tree
When she said Walk down the lane with me
Then their world spun around and the seasons flew by
They had rich summer days not a cloud in the sky
As autumn rains fell or winter storms blew
He and the old girl would together make it through
Cows in the barn horses working the land
They brought life from the ground with the strength of their hands
But the one thing in life they could never explain
Was that walk hand in hand down the lane
Through the thirties and worse they never lost their way
And though life was hard they didn't live day to day
As their little ones grew strong in body and mind
They gave them their dreams where you seek you will find
There was love in their hearts and thanks in their souls
Food on the table good shoes and warm clothes
Faith and compassion ran in their veins
Blessing their walk down the lane
And their world spun around and the seasons flew by
They had rich summer days not a cloud in the sky
As autumn rains fell or winter storms blew
He and the old girl would together make it through
Sheaves in the field hay in the mow
Corn in the crib all as nature allowed
But the one thing in life they could never explain
Was that walk hand in hand down the lane
Their world spun around and the seasons flew by
They had rich summer days not a cloud in the sky
As autumn rains fell or winter storms blew
He and the old girl would together make it through
Apples and pears picked down in the grove
Root cellar stocked a winter's wood for the stove
But the one thing in life they could never explain
Was that walk hand in hand down the lane