The Warming — Adult Merced neighbors share water and plant shade trees on a brilliant hot afternoon as sunlight softens into cooling leaves and turquoise wind

The Warming

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Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

I saw the first wildflowers by the river this morning. Nothing dramatic—just a little color where yesterday looked tired. It made me think of coming home to you. Maybe that's how the season turns inside a person too: one small sign, then another, until the shadows don't take up quite so much of the day.

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Recorded versions

3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.

Lyrics

The Warming

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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It's been Winter for so long
Rain and Snow for all Night long
It's slow goin' in the High Country
And you're so far away from me
I think again that I might never see
What's to become of you and me
Another long Night to be lonely
Another Night to wait and see

I hear the Waterfall this Evening
As the Moon is on the Rise
I really don't know what I'm feeling
In the Stars, I see your Eyes
I see Colors on the Horizon
A Painted Rainbow in the Sky
I feel the Dewdrops in the Morning
I guess it's time for The Warming

Let the River Carry me away
Live Forever in a Day
Just the same as Yesterday
Then I must be on my way
While all your Dreams are comin' true
I'll be watin' here for You
Don't know what I'm gonna do
Until I'm back Home with You

I saw the first Wildflowers this Morning
Right down by the Riverside
Just in time for the Warming
I'll see You on the other side
Easy now, I make my way
All my Shadows blown away
Another Sun comes up this Morning
I guess it's time for The Warming

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