Lyrics

The Art Of Longing
Lyrics and Music by Woody Russell / ©℗ 2017, Woody Russell, Cats Up The Street Music, ASCAP

The art of longing
I know it quite well
It’s in the eyes and written on your face
An image of that timeless spell

The melancholy hues
It’s the art of longing
A portrait of the blues
It’s the art of longing

The art of longing
The muted tones of goodbye
It’s the fine details and the shifting light
That catch my eye

Every setback, another brush stroke
Every heartbreak, another color
Every dark tint of lonely night
Balanced only by splashes of light
Light from the radiant joy of new love
And only by embracing the many ways of belonging
Do we come to know the art of longing

The melancholy hues
It’s the art of longing
A portrait of the blues
It’s the art of longing