An Empty Heart and a Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon of Heartache: Suzy Bogguss's Melancholic Serenade
Lyrics
Standing in the back yard where our love used to grow
Reflecting on the past love in the backyard
Big September moons above
Notable moons in September setting the scene
Your garden needs a little tenderness I know
Recognizing the neglected state of the garden
Bad time to be out of love
Acknowledging the difficult time without love
I can smell the pine breeze off the river tonight
Sensing the pine-scented breeze from the river
I can hang a wish on the evening star
Hoping for a positive change symbolized by an evening star
It's just the way you left it here but something's not right
Noticing something feels amiss despite the unchanged setting
Can you feel it where you are
Questioning if the distant partner can sense the same
River of hope is running shallow
Describing a diminishing optimism or enthusiasm
Gonna need some rain here pretty soon
Expressing a need for a change or revival in the relationship
My field of dreams is lying fallow
Noting unfulfilled dreams or aspirations
You've got a brand new start with a love in bloom
Recognizing the partner's new beginning with blossoming love
I've got an empty heart and a harvest moon
Personal emotional state described as emptiness under a full moon
It's just the kind of moon that used to follow us back then
Recalling a moon that once brought happiness
I guess you're over that for good
Accepting that the partner has moved on
It's not that I believe at all you're coming back again
Doubting the likelihood of the partner's return
It's just the kind of night to wish you would
Wishing for a reunion on a night like this
River of hope is running shallow
Reiterating the diminishing hope in the relationship
Gonna need some rain here pretty soon
Expressing the urgency for a change in circumstances
My field of dreams is lying fallow
Emphasizing the unfulfilled nature of personal dreams
You've got a brand new start with a love in bloom
Acknowledging the partner's fresh start with love
I've got an empty heart and a harvest moon
Reiterating the personal emotional emptiness under the moon
Sky open up on these plains, fill up this stream
Desiring emotional cleansing through rain on the plains
I want to stand in the rain till I'm clean
Expressing a wish to stand in the rain for purification
River of hope is running shallow
Reiterating the diminishing hope in the relationship
Gonna need some rain here pretty soon
Stressing the need for a change in circumstances
My field of dreams is lying fallow
Emphasizing the unfulfilled nature of personal dreams
You've got a brand new start with a love in bloom
Acknowledging the partner's fresh start with love
I've got an empty heart and a harvest moon
Reiterating the personal emotional emptiness under the moon
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