Richard Thompson Poppy-Red lyrics

Richard Thompson
Sweet Warrior
Poppy-Red
Emma love used to lie
Like a pearl by my side
Everything sweet, everything so complete

Emma love makes her bed
The poppies grow over her head
There in a field, there in a field
Warm and red as the blood she shed

Now everything is poppy red, poppy red
Everything is poppy red in loving memory
Everything is poppy red, poppy red
Everything is poppy red
The gift she gave to me
In loving memory, memory, memory

She said there's a wind that blows
Where it blows from who knows?
And if I don't go I'll never know peace of mind
Everything's upside down
Everything's turned around
She was my first, she was my last

She was my friend until the end

Now everything is poppy red, poppy red
Everything is poppy red in loving memory
Everything is poppy red, poppy red
Everything is poppy red
The gift she gave to me
In loving memory, memory, memory

I'll always see her that way
Dressed in that red white and grey
Slowly she turned
Slowly she turned
Into the ring and walked away

Now everything is poppy red, poppy red
Everything is poppy red in loving memory
Everything is poppy red, poppy red
Everything is poppy red
The gift she gave to me
In loving memory, memory, memory, memory