

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You came with the mist on a Monday Small suitcase and rain in your hair Shop windows all turned to watch you I looked once Then tried not to stare You asked for the road to the river Your laughter fell light as the rain My tongue tied itself into silence As you walked down the curve of the lane [Chorus] New girl down the lane I know your name But I daren’t say mine Heart like a skittish foal Bolts at your shadow every time Oh I would weave you into my days Like clover through the grain But I only watch you passing by New girl down the lane [Verse 2] You sit by the fire in O’Grady’s A book and a cup in your hand I polish the glassware and listen For scraps of the life that you’ve planned You hum an old song I remember From Sundays and soft candle flame I join in a breath underneath it You turn And I blush at my shame [Chorus] New girl down the lane I know your name But I daren’t say mine Heart like a skittish foal Bolts at your shadow every time Oh I would weave you into my days Like clover through the grain But I only pour your evening tea New girl down the lane [Bridge] If courage grew wild on the hillside I’d gather it all in my skirt (oh) I’d knock on your bright painted doorway Wear every old fear like an old Torn shirt But here in the hush of my kitchen Your laughter keeps filling the room I trace little hearts in the flour Then sweep them away with the broom [Chorus] New girl down the lane I know your name But I daren’t say mine Heart like a skittish foal Bolts at your shadow every time Oh I would weave you into my days Like clover through the grain Till then I watch the sunlight in your hair New girl down the lane
Tags
Airy Celtic folk ballad with female vocals in close 3–4 part harmony; lilting tin whistle and soft fiddle interweave over fingerpicked guitar and gentle bodhrán pulse. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, harmonies peeking in and out; chorus blooms into full stacked voices like a small village choir. Subtle low drones and reverb on whistle to give a windswept coastal warmth, dynamics rising just a touch on each chorus., gentle, harmony
3:56
No
1/19/2026