Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell
The oldest song included on Iowa Dream, “Sharper Eyes” was recorded in the early 1970s in Northern California, according to the album’s liner notes.
You got sharper eyes than me, old bird
To see a worm so far away
You shift your wing, you don't say a word
You knew just where the earthworm lay
Like melting snow, you have your way
No predator will watch your perch
I see you looking at the sky
It aids my sigh, it ends my search
Like birds, I watch your every movement
That climbs inside my heart's desire
But now, I find desire imbues it
My heart is stuck like birds on wire
How can these words reveal the season?
New leaves unfold in every breath
On grass I lay, could find no reason
Desire your touch or fear of death
I love your smile when you show it
Your fingers in my hand
When we fly like this, you know it
I love the bed on which we land