[ti:Daughter of the Vine] [ar:Vernon Oxford] [al:Angel Band, Vol. 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Daughter of the Vine - Vernon Oxford [00:05.11]Written by:DR [00:10.23]A blind man can see darkness and when the shadows fall [00:17.88]I quickly close the curtains of my mind [00:25.30]I hear the voice of yesterday so sweetly when it calls [00:32.98]And I reach for the daughter of the vine [00:40.71]Happiness is dead and gone my dreams have flown away [00:47.71]Like captive birds free from the trap of time [00:55.68]Tomorrow is a silent song forgotten yesterday [01:03.49]When I turn to the daughter of the vine [01:11.09]The fingers of forgetfulness caress my troubled brain [01:18.59]And gently wipes her memory from my mind [01:25.90]Those healing hands of happiness soon take away my pain [01:33.80]As I reach for the daughter of the vine [01:49.33]On the sea of sorrow their pride's a sinking ship [01:56.37]So abandon it and leave your hopes behind [02:04.02]Your crutches are not broken although your wings are clipped [02:11.61]You'll be rescued by the daughter of the vine [02:19.32]The fingers of forgetfulness caress my troubled brain [02:26.98]And gently wipes her memory from my mind [02:34.17]Those healing hands of happiness soon take away my pain [02:42.06]As I cling to the daughter of the vine [02:49.24]As I cling to the daughter of the vine