Slow Bloom

The birds know all about it
Kept it secret when I found it
Slow to bloom, such a tease
Timid tongue and buckled knees

Oh hey, oh hey, oh hey

The longing yet to taste it
Turned it wayward as I waited
Ribs that fill, soften throat
'Thing with feathers' so she wrote

Oh hey, oh hey, oh hey
Tantalize me
Tantalize me
The dandelions are going to seed

Didn’t mean to keep so quiet
Helpless hush as I went by it
Languid legs holding to
Every thought that followed you

So tantalize me
Tantalize me
The dandelions go to seed

And the birds know all about it
Kept it secret when I found it
Slow to bloom, such a tease
Timid tongue and buckled knees

Oh hey, oh hey, oh hey

So wrap around me
Wrap around me
The dandelions have gone to seed