Iris DeMent Sweet is the melody (Iris DeMent) Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by It's so hard to make every note bend just right You lay down the hours and leave not one trace but a tune for the dancing is there in it's place The dance floor's for gliding and not jumping over ponies where boots and gold bracelets come and meet as they should It's for celebrating a Friday night romance forgetting the bad stuff and just feeling good Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by It's so hard to make every note bend just right You lay down the hours and leave not one trace but a tune for the dancing is there in it's place An arm's just an arm 'til it's wrapped 'round a shoulder looped side by side they go stepping out together A note's just a note 'til you wake from your slumber and dare to discover the new melody Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by It's so hard to make every note bend just right You lay down the hours and leave not one trace but a tune for the dancing is there in it's place (c) 1993 Songs of Iris ASCAP