Highland Romance

(Verse 1) I slip past the ancient timber door
When shadows stretch across the floor,
Away from my father’s quiet hall
Before the midnight watchmen call.
Through misty gorse and heather bloom,
I run into the forest gloom
To find the shadow in the trees,
His whistle carried on the breeze.
(Chorus) I wait the hour the house is dark
And dogs no longer bray.
I'll meet my lover in the wood
Dressed in my cloak of Grey.
For tonight the highwayman Rone will come
To steal my heart away...
Yes, to steal my heart away.
(Verse 2) Beside the turnpike in the night,
We wait without a lantern light.
A coach comes rolling down the grade,
We flash the pistol and the blade.
We shriek in truly Highland glee
And force the wealthy lords to flee,
Then ride off with our stolen gain
Back through the chill Scottish rain.
(Verse 3) Deep in the glen, our secret place,
Locked in a desperate, fierce embrace,
We share a love passioned and wild
Until the morning air grows mild.
No gold or silver crown could match
The quiet moments that we snatch,
Ere I must turn and hurry home
Before the break of dawn has shone.
(Chorus) I wait the hour the house is dark
And dogs no longer bray.
I'll meet my lover in the wood
Dressed in my cloak of Grey.
For tonight the highwayman Rone will come
To steal my heart away...
Yes, to steal my heart away.
(Bridge) If my father ever knew
The dangerous games we pursue,
He’d draw his gun without a thought
And end us both if we were caught.
Two bullets cold to end our tale,
Left dead upon the Highland trail.
(Outro) So I creep back in before the light,
And dream until another night...
Oh, Rone...
My brave, handsome highwayman...
Rone.