Syringa

LILAC WINE

I lost myself on a cool damp night

I gave myself in that misty light

Was hypnotized by a strange delight

Under a lilac tree

I made wine from the lilac tree

Put my heart in its recipe

It makes me see what I want to see

and be what I want to be

When I think more than I want to think

I do things I never should do

I drink much more than I ought to drink

Because it brings me back you…

Lilac wine is sweet and heady, like my love

Lilac wine, I feel unsteady, like my love…

James Shelton

As sung by Elkie Brooks