Natalie Hemby - Hemby Sessions 2 - “The Bees”

"I wrote The Bees with my friend Daniel Tashian years ago, before I even had a publishing deal. I had just lost my grandmother, sister-in-law, and neighbor all in the same year... around that same time I fell in love with The Secret Life of Bees, a book that reminded me of my grandmother. One day while I was mowing the lawn, I started humming the chorus… “I can hear the bees buzzin' through the walls” … it eventually got to Lee Ann Womack, and the rest is history! I hope y’all like it 🙏" -- Natalie Buy + stream Natalie’s new album ‘Pins and Needles' here: https://found.ee/NHPinsAndNeedles Sign up for Natalie's newsletter for latest updates: https://found.ee/NatalieHembyEmailSignup Follow Natalie Hemby: Instagram:   / nataliehemby   Facebook:   / nataliehembymusic   TikTok:   / nataliehemby   Official Website: https://www.nataliehemby.com/ Lyrics: I've been looking for a sweeter side Looking for a big bloom on a short vine Looking for a better way of life Somewhere that I can call home Spent my time at a peach stand Sun beatin' like a stinging red tan Like the back of my daddy's hand The only thing I've ever known I can hear the bees buzzin' through the walls Making their honey and singing their song They say I work for the queen all day Yeah, I work for the queen all day Sometimes it's a bitter taste For a motherless child so out of place I never understood why she ran away Maybe I'll never know But there's a light shinin' through the trees And a restless hum that's calling me I could almost be carried by the breeze And let it take me where it goes I can hear the bees buzzin' through the walls Making their honey and singing their song They say I work for the queen all day Yeah, I work for the queen all day Now I'm standing on the front porch Kettle whistling through the screen door Little footsteps on the kitchen floor Pretty soon we're gonna eat Some things come right away Some seem to take forever and a day All I know is that it worked out either way I think I found a family I can hear the bees buzzin' through the walls Making their honey and singing their song They say I work for the queen all day Yeah, I work for the queen all day I can hear the bees buzzin' through the walls Making their honey and singing their song They say I work for the queen all day Yeah, I work for the queen all day #NatalieHemby #TheBees #LeeAnnWomack