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The Orionids of Bahia

from Quarantine Songs Volume II by Riverman

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lyrics

Halley won’t you come back to me
Halley…
Halley I’m as lonely as can be
Halley…

Halley’s like a comet
Never staying in one place
As the season changes
She’s traveling apace

But so much like that comet
There she goes…

By putting in the effort
I can predict where she will be
I’m plotting out the heavens
Learning cartography
She’s heading for the mountains
Forsaking the blue sea
Halley leave a trail
Just for me

Halley defies gravity
Halley…
Halley floats casually
Halley…

Halley’s like a comet
Orbiting a sphere
She returns to where she started
But two times in one year

And so much like that comet
There she goes…

She can feel the weather changing
When the north winds start to blow
Heading for the beaches
Forsaking the snow
I long to see her walking
Like a samba on the sand
Illuminating everything she can

Like all her other lovers
I’m doing just the same
“The Orionids of Bahia”
They’ve given us that name
Cause we follow Halley’s footsteps
Wherever they may fall
For Halley, the comet, one and all…


I like to picture Halley from space
Halley…
With starlight shining all round her face
Halley…

Her hair flung back behind her
Like a comet’s tail
Caught up in the breeze like that
Her scent upon the air

But so much like that comet
There she goes…

Life is filled with longing
That’s what I believe
She’s moving to the mountains
Forsaking the sea
Come back to Ipanema
I’ll be watching up above
For Halley, the comet, and my love

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from Quarantine Songs Volume II, released June 24, 2022

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Riverman Orlando, Florida

Steve Hedrick is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He lives in Orlando, Fl with his wife and two children. He is currently working on new material and will post it when it's finished.

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