Seven Times the Charm - Shawn Colvin

The first rose to rise up in the ruins of the flood

You brought me down like a hawk to your glove

But a poor girl is made out of sorrow and blood

Some hearts survive but mine isn’t one

And we go once down the aisle

Twice 'round the stars

You had all the persuasion of a snake on my arm

And seven times the charm

My dreams grew like feathers and fell all at once

Much too heavy but never enough

To lay down beside you and cover you up

Only God should deserve so much love

And we go once down the aisle

Twice 'round the stars

You had all of the gleam of the jewels on my arm

And seven times the charm

The same way the earth moves under you like it does

And swallows the light of the sun

I didn’t feel you turning didn’t know what it was

But the rains had already begun

I never once saw you smile

As I pulled you into my arms

You had none of the kindness and all of the harm

And seven times the charm