Song For The Day May 15th 2024

Jackson Browne - I have a live cut but no information s to where and when it was recorded - the song Fountain of sorrow from his album Late For The Sky from 1974
Fountain Of Sorrow
Looking through some photographs I found inside a drawer
I was taken by a photograph of you There were one or two I know
That you would have liked a little more But they didn't show your spirit quite as true
You were turning 'round to see who was behind you And I took your childish laughter by surprise
And at the moment that my camera happened to find you There was just a trace of sorrow in your eyes
Now the things that I remember seem so distant and so small Though it hasn't really been that long a time
What I was seeing wasn't what was happening at all Although for a while our path did seem to climb
When you see through love's illusions, there lies the danger
And your perfect lover just looks like a perfect fool
While the loneliness seems to spring from your life Like a fountain from a pool
Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light
You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight
You've had to hide sometimes, but now you're all right
And it's good to see your smiling face tonight
Now for you and me it may not be That hard to reach our dreams
But that magic feeling never seems to last And all the future's there for anyone to change
Still you know it seems it would be easier sometimes To change the past
I'm just one or two years and a couple of changes behind you
In my lessons at love's pain and heartache school
Where if you feel too free and you need something To remind you
There's this loneliness springing up from your life Like a fountain from a pool
Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight
You've had to hide sometimes but now you're all right And it's good to see your smiling face tonight
Fountain of sorrow, fountain of light You've known that hollow sound of your own steps in flight
You've had to struggle, you've had to fight To keep understanding and compassion in sight
You could be laughing at me, you've got the right But you go on smiling so clear and so bright