Across The Great Divide Lyrics by Nanci Griffith
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(Kate Wolf)

I've been walkin' in my sleep
Countin' troubles 'stead of countin' sheep
Where the years went I can't say
I just turned around and they've gone away

I've been siftin' through the layers
Of dusty books and faded papers
They tell a story I used to know
And it was one that happened so long ago

Chorus
It's gone away in yesterday
Now I find myself on the mountainside
Where the rivers change direction
Across the Great Divide

Now, I heard the owl a-callin'
Softly as the night was fallin'
With a question and I replied
But he's gone across the borderline

Chorus

The finest hour that I have seen
Is the one that comes between
The edge of night and the break of day
It's when the darkness rolls away

Chorus Twice
(Kate Wolf)      I've been walkin' in my sleep   Countin' troubles 'stead of countin' sheep   Where the years went I can't say   I just turned around and they've gone away      I've been siftin' through the layers   Of dusty books and faded papers   They tell a story I used to know   And it was one that happened so long ago      Chorus   It's gone away in yesterday   Now I find myself on the mountainside   Where the rivers change direction   Across the Great Divide      Now, I heard the owl a-callin'   Softly as the night was fallin'   With a question and I replied   But he's gone across the borderline      Chorus      The finest hour that I have seen   Is the one that comes between   The edge of night and the break of day   It's when the darkness rolls away      Chorus Twice