Baby’s Breath

Bill Callahan

There grows a weed looks like a flower
Looks like baby's breath on a mirror

My girl and I rushed atop the altar
The sacrifice was made
It was not easy undertaking
The root's grip sucked like a living grave

Oh young girl at the wedding
Baby's breath in her hair
A crowning lace above her face
That'll last a day before it turns to hay

Good plans are made by hand
I'd cut a clearing in the land
For a little bed
For her to cry comfortable in

And each day I looked out on the lawn
And I wondered what all was gone
Until I saw it was lucky old me
How could I run without losing anything?
How could I run without becoming lean?
It was agreed
It was a greed
It was me tearing out the baby's breath

Oh I am a helpless man
So help me!
I'm on my knees
Gardening
Trying to make the baby's breath blow

It was not a weed it was a flower
My baby's gone
Oh where has my baby gone?
She was not a weed she was a flower

And now I know you must reap what you sow
Or sing
And yes now I know you must reap what you sow
Or sing

Trivia about the song Baby’s Breath by Bill Callahan

When was the song “Baby’s Breath” released by Bill Callahan?
The song Baby’s Breath was released in 2011, on the album “Apocalypse”.

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