01作词 : Vanessa Tinberus↗02 作曲 : Vanessa Tinberus↗03 编曲 : Vanessa Tinberus↗04You'll find the books and papers somewhere on those floorboards↗05My mother's dresses are folded exactly as they were before↗06This house has been haunted a little while ago so people stop coming around↗07But I'm pretty sure, it was her lingering to check if I'm doing well↗08Agnes was whistling by the lakeside↗09Her chiffon skirt lightly shined in the summer breeze↗10It was serene 25 degree↗11Rumor had it that she was the library of the town↗12It was fun to decipher how that could be↗13The source of wisdom's never been seen↗14Was she an outcast as well↗15Like my guitar and lonely self↗16What I needed was a lighthouse in the northern woods↗17I couldn't trek too far↗18Agnes was throwing pebbles into the lake↗19Her hair was cut short, resting on the blue sweater↗20It was homesick 17 degree↗21People in this town called me 'the guy from nowhere'↗22My stories were told from the strings to the air↗23She always stood with a child at the periphery↗24Did she wonder about my name↗25When I practiced by the lake↗26What I needed was a fiery ask in the northern woods↗27I couldn't trek too far↗28One day she knocked on my door↗29And handed me a snowdrop wrapped in a speckled cloth↗30'You remind me of my mother↗31Who got the same pair of emerald eyes'↗32Then we swapped the first quarter by the fireplace↗33She taught me how to whistle and baked a lemon cake before she left↗34'I don't have much to share'↗35Agnes appeared in the front row ever since↗36With a seasonal flower picked from her garden↗37Regardless of the weather↗38Sometimes I followed her to the Kingston's house↗39Where she would lecture the triplets and that child↗40She had the cheapest tuition hereabout↗41I was still trying to figure out↗42How she learned everything without↗43Further education beyond middle school↗44She grew up on her own↗45But she called this town home↗46Agnes would share the stories of every street↗47And the list of the shops that were once a hit↗48The owners moved away to chase some kind of dreams↗49I got introduced to old and young she bumped into↗50From the small conversations she knew↗51Governess on demand and the countrywide latest news↗52With a primitive approach↗53She became a living chronicle↗54What she ever got was the desire to learn a bit more↗55It's the eternal theme she was groping for↗56One day she knocked on my door↗57And showed me the headline 'the guy under the sycamore can bring peace to the war'↗58'You're onto something big, you rising star↗59Don't forget to quote me in your old-age memoir'↗60How could I not↗61The earthy charm, the evocative sounds↗62The tangled vines behind her back↗63That's what made me who I am↗64You probably know the rest of my journey↗65The boat floated into a capitalized dream↗66The lake was our secret base↗67When cicadas sang, our paths interlaced↗68Her avid appetites still couldn't satisfy↗69The beauty was crystalized through quills and dyes↗70She kept all the letters and clippings of me↗71In a wooden box we built in the smell of kerosene↗72Then I was lost in the praise↗73That I earned from different states↗74Coats of dust on the same postmark↗75Stacked near the window shade↗76Till the words were almost buried↗77Flashbacks turned to a movie↗78It's about the most placid heart↗79Kissing the world with ecstasy↗80It kept calling me↗81Calling me↗82Calling me home↗83'You're my north star, my lighthouse↗84I keep my feet on the ground to feel your touch↗85Acorns fell, winter's coming↗86You should get back on the road↗87Don't have them waiting↗88I'll be fine↗89I'll be fine'↗90The oak tree is rustling by the streetway↗91The name of which is remembered by a generation nurtured by her saving grace↗92Wherever I go, I'll plant a seed↗93And name it Agnes↗94The honorary graduate of Grand Marais↗ ＋ 写一段解读称呼（可选）你的歌词解读无需登录，内容审核后公开。请勿留下联系方式。提交解读 一起聊聊0 条主评论 第一段感受，也许就来自你。 可以直接提交评论与回复。启用 JavaScript 后，可收起回复或每次查看更多 10 条；以下链接可翻阅主评论。 称呼（可选）分享你的理解与感受无需登录，内容审核后公开。请勿留下联系方式。提交评论 ↗