Wind, It Don’t Care

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(Verse 2)
A first gust whispered, a teasing hand
I pressed the fabric, made a hasty stand
A memory flashed of a slip on the stairs
A snicker, a blush, a handful of stares
I’m not the girl who draws that kind of eye
I prefer my business passing by
So I clenched my books with a tighter grip
And firmly held the hem on my hip.

(Chorus)
But the wind, it don’t ask, and the wind, it don’t care
It’s a wild thing tossing your secrets in the air
It pulled and it tugged with a hungry moan
A battle I was fighting all alone
My heart was a drum, my face burning bright
Clutching that uniform with all my might
But a force of nature can’t be beat
It pinned my arms and snatched my defeat.

(Verse 3)
The gale blew stronger, a cruel, cold thief
Bringing me to my knees in disbelief
I twisted, I turned, a frantic dance
A desperate, losing, backwards glance
My satin beige shorts, with ducks, yellow and small
The ones I thought no one would see at all
Were suddenly a flag for the world to know
My most private, childish, embarrassing show.

(Bridge)
And for a second, time just stopped and froze
I saw the world through a crimson rose
The crash of the waves was a roaring laugh
A photograph on my behalf
Etched on the sky for eternity
Was the girl I never meant to be
Exposed and raw on the cliff’s high shelf
With nothing left to say but to myself.

(Chorus)
And the wind, it don’t ask, and the wind, it don’t care
It’s a wild thing tossing your secrets in the air
It took my dignity, it took my pride
That navy skirt went on a reckless ride
It caught a current, a dizzying spin
A scrap of cloth on a breath of gin
And left me standing, frozen there
In my duck-print undies and the salt-kissed air.

(Verse 4)
A voice called out from the path below
“I’ve got it!” A boy I hardly know
He didn’t leer, he didn’t smile
Just walked that extra, awkward mile
He handed it back, looked at my shoe
Said, “Happens to the best of us, it’s true.”
And in that moment of sheer, hot shame
I whispered a thanks, I breathed his name
The kindness hurt worse than any jeer
It brought the truth of the moment near.

(Verse 5)
I tied the skirt tight around my waist
A vow made in that ocean space
The walk home was a silent mile
But I walked it with a different style
The ducks are hidden, the memory stays
A blush that comes on windy days
I still wear the pleats, I feel the fear
But I face the wind that brought me here.
Yeah, I face the wind that brought me here.

(Final, soft guitar strum fades out.)

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(Verse 1) The bell rang out on a Tuesday afternoon Freedom called with a blustery tune I took the cliff path, the long way home Sea spray kissing the ocean foam My pleated skirt, navy and white Fluttered softly in the fading light Just me and the gulls and the endless blue Thought I had the whole world in my view. (Verse 2) A first gust whispered, a teasing hand I pressed the fabric, made a hasty stand A memory flashed of a slip on the stairs A snicker, a blush, a handful of stares I’m not the girl who draws that kind of eye I prefer my business passing by So I clenched my books with a tighter grip And firmly held the hem on my hip. (Chorus) But the wind, it don’t ask, and the wind, it don’t care It’s a wild thing tossing your secrets in the air It pulled and it tugged with a hungry moan A battle I was fighting all alone My heart was a drum, my face burning bright Clutching that uniform with all my might But a force of nature can’t be beat It pinned my arms and snatched my defeat. (Verse 3) The gale blew stronger, a cruel, cold thief Bringing me to my knees in disbelief I twisted, I turned, a frantic dance A desperate, losing, backwards glance My satin beige shorts, with ducks, yellow and small The ones I thought no one would see at all Were suddenly a flag for the world to know My most private, childish, embarrassing show. (Bridge) And for a second, time just stopped and froze I saw the world through a crimson rose The crash of the waves was a roaring laugh A photograph on my behalf Etched on the sky for eternity Was the girl I never meant to be Exposed and raw on the cliff’s high shelf With nothing left to say but to myself. (Chorus) And the wind, it don’t ask, and the wind, it don’t care It’s a wild thing tossing your secrets in the air It took my dignity, it took my pride That navy skirt went on a reckless ride It caught a current, a dizzying spin A scrap of cloth on a breath of gin And left me standing, frozen there In my duck-print undies and the salt-kissed air. (Verse 4) A voice called out from the path below “I’ve got it!” A boy I hardly know He didn’t leer, he didn’t smile Just walked that extra, awkward mile He handed it back, looked at my shoe Said, “Happens to the best of us, it’s true.” And in that moment of sheer, hot shame I whispered a thanks, I breathed his name The kindness hurt worse than any jeer It brought the truth of the moment near. (Verse 5) I tied the skirt tight around my waist A vow made in that ocean space The walk home was a silent mile But I walked it with a different style The ducks are hidden, the memory stays A blush that comes on windy days I still wear the pleats, I feel the fear But I face the wind that brought me here. Yeah, I face the wind that brought me here. (Chorus) But the wind, it don’t ask, and the wind, it don’t care It’s a wild thing tossing your secrets in the air It pulled and it tugged with a hungry moan A battle I was fighting all alone My heart was a drum, my face burning bright Clutching that uniform with all my might But a force of nature can’t be beat It pinned my arms and snatched my defeat. (Final, soft guitar strum fades out.)

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