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Lyrics |
I do remember you You were a handsome sight A weathered fiddle tucked beneath your chin Working the streets at night You made them laugh, you liked your whiskey You saw many, many dawns like this Sunlight stretching the Atlantic To touch you with its kiss And the rain comes down, like a thief And runs into the ground Orion was high in the winter sky Now he’s buried with his crown A shabby daytime soldier you were A constellation in the dark Your tunes flew out over the empty stage Like shiny pennies from a jar Like a child expecting love You could always make one shed a tear You’d catch the hardest heart like a thistle down Then spread your wings and disappear (Chorus) I cannot say I ever knew you well Or that you saw me when you looked my way Once you said: “Sing us a song!” And I turned away Your old coat still hung by the fire Your empty glass, so bright and clear I cannot say I ever knew your love But you were welcome here (Chorus) The night is over, the light is rising The stars are lazy in the sky The wild music and the dancings done Its time to stoke the dying fire September’s wood was green Now in the cold March wind it burns My voice has come back to me But I know you won’t return |