Take Care
Words and music by Tom May


Set in the Ohop Valley, close to Mt.Ranier, Washington


Verse 1
Take away the ties that bind us
From the daily tasks of what we do and say
Recognize our time together
In the alpineglow that ends a stormy day

Chorus
Take Care, in your fair cathedral boughs of fir
Too far away from forests that we’ve known
two prayers, to weave a love so rare and fine
a tapestry of burgundy, we’ll sew

Verse 2
Do you recall in Haines, Alaska
The summer sun refused to fade
The midnight sky was lit with laughter
There was good French wine as the sky turned cabarnet

Chorus 2
Take Care, in your fair cathedral boughs of fir
Too far away from forests that we’ve known
two prayers, to weave a love so rare and fine
of meadows green and glaciers blue, alone

Verse 3
Now the wintertime is fading
The roses down in Portland promise spring
The Cascade waters are a rising
Remember me when the Mashell river sings

Chorus 3
Take Care, in your fair cathedral boughs of fir
Too far away from forests that we’ve known
two prayers, to weave a love so rare and fine
a rainbow quilt of color we’ll call home

Chorus
Take Care, in your fair cathedral boughs of fir
Too far away from forests that we’ve known
two prayers, to weave a love so rare and fine
a tapestry of burgundy, we’ll sew

©1999 Blue Vignette Publishing, ASCAP