Rhiannon (Live)
 

Written by S. Nicks

Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night And wouldn't you love to love her? She rules her life like a bird in flight And who will be her lover? All your life you've never seen Woman taken by the sky Would you stay if she promised to you Heaven? Would you even try? Would you even try?

And he says, "Rhiannon... don't go" And he says, "Rhiannon...stay"
And he says, "I still cry out for you..."

Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night And wouldn't you love to love her? She rules her life like a bird in flight And who will be her lover? All your life you've never seen Woman taken by the sky Would you stay if she promised to you Heaven? Would you even try?

She is like a cat in the dark And then she is your darkness She rules her life like a fine skylark And when the sky is starless Once in a million years a lady like her rises "Oh, Rhiannon" you cry but she's gone And your life, well it knows no answer Your life knows no answer

Rhiannon... Rhiannon... Rhiannon... Rhiannon...

 She rings like a bell through the night And wouldn't you love to love her? She rules her life like a bird in flight And who will be her lover? All your life you've never seen Woman taken by the sky Where would you stay if she promised to you Heaven? Would you even try? Would you even try?
Well.... I don't think you do!

Rhiannon... Rhiannon... Rhiannon...

Dreams unwind, love's a state of mind Dreams unwind, love's a state of mind
Dreams unwind, and still it's hard to find, I know Dreams unwind, and still it's a state of mind, I know
Your dreams unwind, and still it's hard to find
You know, your dreams unwind, and still it's a state of mind

Well, take me like the wind, child Take me with the sky
Take me like the wind, child
Take me with the sky

All the same, all the same, all the same
Rhiannon
All the same, baby, all the same, all the same


Will you take me with you to the sky
Dream on
Try hard, you can't leave her
Dream on, silly dreamer

And you still cry out for her
"Don't leave me, don't leave me, now"

Originally Released on Fleetwood Mac (1975)

Live Versions Appear on Live (1980), The Dance (1997), and Enchanted (1998)


WEBMISTRESS speculates:

See Rhiannon for most of my thoughts on this song. This version was recorded in Santa Barbara, according to the liner notes, and Stevie says she is "very proud of the vocal."

 

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