The Moon & St Christopher

The Moon & St Christopher - Kathleen Deighton/Kate Rusby/Julie Matthews/Kathryn Roberts/Patricia Shaw

When I was young I spoke like a child

And I saw with a child's eyes

And open door was to a girl

Like the stars are to the sky

It's funny how the world

Lives up to all your expectations

With adventures for the stout of heart

And the lure of the open spaces

There's 2 lanes running down this road

Whichever side you're on

Accounts for where you want to go

Or what you're running from

Back when darkness overtook me

On a blind man's curve

I relied upon the moon

I relied upon the moon

I relied upon the moon

And Saint Christopher

Now paid my dues

'Cause I have owed them

Was paid a price sometimes

For being such a stubborn woman

In such stubborn times

I have run from the arms of lovers

I have run from the eyes of friends

I have run from the hands of kindness

I've run just because I can

Now I'm grown

I speak like a woman

See with a woman's eyes

And open door is to me now

Like the saddest of goodbyes

It's too late for turning back

I pray for the heart and the nerve

I rely upon the moon

I rely upon the moon

I rely upon the moon

And Saint Christopher

I rely upon the moon

I rely upon the moon

I rely upon the moon

And Saint Christopher

To be my king