"Fruits Of My Labor" Lucinda Williams AOL Sessions

Baby, see how I been living
Velvet curtains on the windwos to
Keep the bright and unforgiving
Light from shining through
Baby, I remember all the things we did
When we slept together
In the blue behind your eyelids
Baby, sweet baby
Traced your scent through the gloom
'Til I found these purple flowers
I was spent, I was soon smelling you for hours
Lavender, lotus blossoms too
Water the dirt, flowers last for you
Baby, sweet baby
Tangerines and persimmons
And sugarcane
Grapes and honeydew melon
Enough fit for a queen
Lemon trees don't make a sound
'Til branches bend and fruit falls to the ground
Baby, sweet baby
Come to my wolrd and witness
The way things have changed
'Cause I finally did it, baby
I got out of La Grange
Got in my Mercury and drove out west
Pedal to the metal and my luck to the test
Baby, sweet baby
I been tryin' to enjoy all the fruits of my labor
I been cryin' for you boy but truth is my savior
Baby, sweet baby if it's all the same
Take the glory and day over the fame
Baby, sweet baby

[@seanorourke6845]

The first time I heard this song I was walking through the French Quarter on a warm January night. I leaned against a wall off of Esplanade and enjoyed one of those effortlessly serene moments life gives us far too infrequently.

[@vickiwalden]

What an amazing memory,,, with music.

[@timoakes450]

remember -lol

[@yikesidfk4710]

How beautiful I’ve found these moments are actually all around us all the time We just don’t realize but I get what you mean you just take a moment feel the wind and hear the music Feel your heart pumping and life in your body and around you 🌌🌅

[@pcliff9629]

I’m sure the smell of vomit and piss really added to the moment

[@yikesidfk4710]

@@pcliff9629 no they didn’t give a fuck about that

[@Sheepskin501]

I can't even pat my head and rub my stomach and that guys is playing the harmonica and guitar at the same time😩

[@4aceshigh1957]

I wish I knew more people that could appreciate Lou as much as I do...

[@papigym8227]

Right here partna

[@johnnyquicksilver]

"Lemon trees don't make a sound till the branches bend and fruit falls to the ground." Don't know why, but I love that line.

[@jillmulvey5168]

MY favorite

[@jhnplmoore]

Because it is a simple beautiful truth; sang in such melancholy. Also very metaphorical.

[@georgetheopemptou9949]

same, in Cyprus you dont call a house a home if it doesn't have a lemon tree

[@JamesDixonMusic]

Me too. It's an amazing achievement

[@2008babyboo]

It's sad that you actually have to go through so much pain to be able to appreciate the beautiful colors of life.

[@yikesidfk4710]

Right ❤️‍🩹🌅

[@SammyG905]

When I hear this I am transported back in time a decade to playing with my now deceased older brother in the magnolia leaves at my parents house ... Damn

[@F34RxBISCUIT]

smoking some Lucinda Williams from Lightshade to this

[@chriscompton6130]

The whole World Without Tears album is a Masterpiece!

[@diamondtreez]

Coming home to my house n wife after rehab...perfect song for a an imperfect time...thanks Lucinda

[@edwardjonez6615]

Just curious, how are you doing brother?

[@moose6676]

God bless you 🙏🏻

[@neil676]

I woke up to this song once, at high volume, after leaving spotify open. Left me enamoured. This song is magic.

[@alphonsuspherdiaz4260]

Me too Spotofy Daily Music for free users take me here!!

[@AlexMR]

Same. I was so in love with everything, the vocals the use of two guitars and being so simple I felt such peace when I woke up

[@gailremp8389]

So it's one week from Christmas. The craziness is going on in the world. And what else do you need but a good dose of Lucinda. Love the woman. Love the attitude love the care.

[@totem415]

Wow, this song really grabs me. I'm listening to it on repeat. The words are poetry and the sound is so beautiful and sad. It makes me feel like crying. There aren't too many songs that make me feel that way.

[@yikesidfk4710]

Right Great fucking song cried all last night to it and will again probably lol 🌻🌌

[@everettcardinal331]

when we slept together and the blue behind your eyelids..what a great line..

[@smwrbd]

Yep.

[@onefodderunit]

The lyrics of this song are so good that it can easily endure the repeated refrain of 'sweet baby'

[@texaschick0926]

She's one of my favorite artists!!! "take the glory any day over the fame, baby"!!!!!

[@StoneyAsh40]

Damn good song to blaze to before world ends....

[@halliecohen5910]

such a beautiful song. evokes some of the same feelings as "these days" by jackson browne/nico for me

[@stevelucas4301]

Holy, Best song on the planet, the world loves you and your music,..

[@lydiagagne6740]

My mom sent me this after I pedal to the metaled out west❤️

[@ciarasidine]

beautiful, she is a queen, and Doug Pettibone's guitar is so sweet.

[@ZERO.SUM-BEACH-BUM]

Beautiful in every way. Lucinda Williams is a national treasure and very, very old soul.

[@jeffandersen7397]

long ago, Stackbucks would have CD's at the counter. I'd always figured they were free since they were charging so much for coffee. one of the CD's i unwittingly shoplifted was a compiliation of songs selected by Norah Jones, this was on it and i was hooked

[@queenofkool]

2021 and this song is hitting all the right spots. Poetry at its finest

[@nitannumngun]

I COME FOME THAILAND , LAST 10 YEAR. AMAZING " FRUITS OF LABOR " BANGKOK I LOVE YOU

[@buckdancer8131]

Man... I miss this duo.

[@70Slinger]

She says the word "Baby" that seems to last for two weeks, or more, Just awesome

[@smwrbd]

Right?

[@JoseGranny]

Great description!

[@arieswaters]

I wish utube had a repeat button.I keep starting this over and over .Makes me feel so good and I can actually play and sing it ( Doin' my best at it anyway) and it's so fun Makes me feel Hi listening to her and her guy together here.

[@jackt7313]

+Aries Waters yes that would be the best, like a button that only played this song and it was just a big picture of lucinda's face haha

[@PhonyFisherman]

Ms. Williams, I'd be honered to thank you for this song. I fight the tears writing this..both for the beauty and for the gift this song gives. I'm a Virginia boy who is far from home..in another country fighting to get my little babygirl back who was stolen near on 5 years. This song, your soul and beauty, and the down home America I feel when I hear this is so heart-warming I truly and warmly must send you my best and my most sincere thanks. I feel that every bend of the string or your vocal chords is a soft handfull of pure and raw American soil I can hold in my hand...my teather to my home and all the wonderful values we share. Like those of love and passion you so vividly sing of. I truly believe you have a spot reserved for you with the likes of Billy Holliday and Patsy Kline. You're a true artist, talent and soul which I thought would be sadly missing from the modern generation of art. I was happily proved incorrect. Kind regards

[@thegoodwife7746]

Sir, did you get your girl back? I hope so...

[@MeteorsiteSEO]

@@thegoodwife7746 no ma'am...still fighting. But with luck I will in the coming months. Thanks for asking. All the best!

[@thegoodwife7746]

@@MeteorsiteSEO if you need any help or support,let me know

[@MeteorsiteSEO]

@@thegoodwife7746 you are very kind. If you are able to message me directly that would be great. Warm wishes to you.

[@manichairdo9265]

Any progress yet, Jeff? 💕💕💕

[@daviddowneyshannon]

Just sublime.

[@danishpastry855]

I’ve never related to a song more.

[@jackt7313]

i was just reading through the lyrics, lucinda's just too damn good, wow what a beautiful song.

[@Dancoat1]

Simply stunning. From a new lucinda fan

[@shkyrbty]

Genius. And beauty.

[@ukulele4]

No one, but no one credits Doug Pettibone as here "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts"

[@margaretdennis3025]

he's amazing

[@mommabear27]

Agreed

[@arieswaters]

I want to try to figure out what he's playing there exactly not real complicated for sure United but could prove maddening for me to try to figure it out. I'm just getting into my scales and knowing where my different notes and Things Are I can sing the song real good like Lucinda and strum it. I love that she's using her song book there in front of her. That makes me so happy cuz I can't get away from doing that

[@diamondtreez]

She wasnt in rehab. I was. ..just reflecting on that time thru this great song

[@johnlewis6585]

Yet another beautiful song sung and music compsed......can not stop listening to this....

[@mrhoffame]

I didn't even know about her until about 6 weeks ago and I have completely fell in love with her music and buying up her vinyl records as fast as I can find them online. What "REAL" music. So refreshing!

[@janethrelfall5063]

Maybe my favourite Lucinda song. Awesome, but so many more in the running....♥️

[@pennyrip]

One of my many favs... of Lucinda.. but I am a big time fan of Lucinda... could spend the whole night listening to her music... and sing along with her tooo!

[@spritetyson4396]

9-1-1 brought me here‼️‼️Great!!!! 2019

[@chriswishman7126]

Love this song so much

[@Stephen-zq2wf]

Lucinda ... To the Emo-Primal Bone ! Makes Me want to Go to Confession.

[@jackieyoung8395]

The blue behind your eyelids 💙

[@tuvokzeta9]

Never seen this one before. I did not cry but I was pretty damn close. She is the only one that tells the story as it happened... and that is why we cry... I love her... she is a gift to humanity... I just hope people listen with open ears and hearts... LUV U Lucinda! Smooches for ever... :)

[@345red]

Incredible.

[@wallyroberts8139]

Everytime I think of something for Lucinda I have it in my mind but when I try to profess it it’s like the sky. It just falls down on me. I should use and umbrella to protect my myself from the clouds that fall.

[@bella.bee333]

the most genius song ever

[@joachimschlicht89]

seeing Lucinda in November, can't wait!!! I hope she plays this song (-:

[@smwrbd]

Did she?

[@dalivoxhewson]

such a beautiful song

[@violinistoftaupo]

Great song from a great songwriter.

[@pjakka53]

unbelivable.

[@freddielong2275]

You just fall in love with her. When she sings.

[@octaviof.g.7316]

keeeeeepthebrightinforgiiiiiiivin.....

[@cannedpoo]

Beautiful Lu

[@MrHowlermonkey88]

the last song to hit me the way this does was stolen car by beth orton when i herd it 5 years ago....this is magic,music like this can get up an out of rock bottom....speechless

[@malcolmbynum5743]

Geez, there’s so much Lucinda in Ryan Adams...and maybe vice versa. Alt country at its adolescence

[@malcolmbynum5743]

Yeah man, life is tricky, at least there are lemon trees

[@barneez1]

she kills this song. so is such a great songwriter

[@patriciapaismartinez9429]

Hermosa

[@dwaynesbadchemicals]

I just collapse under this woman’s lyrics.

[@passion2221]

great

[@angelojose73]

❤

[@infinitecraftteacher]

@mrhoffame lol i came here because of you. She is good =)

[@christsatanatl]

Holy smokes

[@mrhoffame]

@dpopa15 LOL great to hear it. Is that not just an incredible song?

[@nippegmt]

HB Lucinda

[@walterbehrens8423]

Anybody know whom Lucinda is playing with Beautiful tune

[@smwrbd]

Doug Pettibone

[@allyson--]

🥰🍋🍇🍈

[@ricardojriveraa]

justin vernon, peeps?

[@timoakes450]

Go DnTN with a heart on my sleeve/looking for you/search in vain till I will find/for you sweet baby for you/lost in the West in it's vastness/searchintill i'm not lost/till i find you you sweet baby(lol Lu)

[@stewarttravers6487]

Different gravy

[@mattpittman5006]

6 people just don't get this song apparently.

[@bradroberts7938]

18 lost souls now😉I wonder if they're alright🎶✌️

[@jasonwalter9898]

Killer

[@ZERO.SUM-BEACH-BUM]

Beautiful in every way. Lucinda Williams is a national treasure and very, very old soul.