: Music

Weep Not for Me

(Hungrytown)

Ken and I wrote this song right after we bought our house in Vermont. At that time we were listening to a lot of the old country duets, like the Everly and Louvin Brothers. I especially loved how the Louvins never seemed afraid of using ghostly or macabre themes, and I wanted to give this song that kind of feel. RH

My darlin' why are you cryin'?
Your face looks so pale and drawn.
Try not to think of your troubles
They'll fade away with the dawn.
"My heart is so heavy tonight, love"
She said without raising her head
"I don't know what has come o'er me
But I need to take to my bed."
Sleep easy tonight my love
I'll return with the morning light.
You know I will never forsake you
So weep not for me tonight.
The whippoorwill cried at my window
And the wind made a low, mournful sound
I went to go for the doctor
But it was a long way to town.
The doctor and I travelled quickly
Through that long night with no rest
But he said she'd long since departed
When he laid his hand to her breast.