from the 2011 Western Canadian Music Awards - Roots Solo Recording of the Year nominee - "For The Night"
lyrics
The Lonely Cricket by Jen Lane
there’s a lonely, cricket, in my backyard,
he is looking, for a lover, underneath the stars
he’s been there for a while, he’s been standing in line
oh, lonely cricket in the backyard
i think he’s living, by the fishes, underneath that old birch tree
and if he comes back here tomorrow, i think i’ll call him jiminy
he reminds me that i’m good, i do everything i should
oh lonely, oh lonely
pick a spot, sing a song, i will find you, i will bring you home
he’s been there for a while, he’s been standing in line
he reminds me that i’m good, i do almost everything i should
oh lonely, oh lonely, oh lonely, oh lonely
pick a spot, wait for me, sing a song, i’m coming,
i will find you, i will bring you home
credits
from For The Night,
released September 14, 2010
written and arranged by Jen Lane
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