Dawn Song

Through the iron gate across the street To where well-known people lie I stopped by a graveyard of a poet Which was shadowed by a lime tree, older Than two centuries That knew so much but is seldom asked to show it - And I know how it feels And right behind the lime tree I Found a bearded man Waking day by day among the sleeping He felt so embraced, king of the place The happiest man alive It's just on wedding days he's weeping You gotta get me back on track, you gotta Help me not to forget, you gotta Drop me a line - I've got plenty of time I seem old beyond my years – I know how it feels Then I made my way - I love these days - To the centre of the town 10 o'clock, early in the morning Where I found my favourite waitress In my favourite café Being pushed from guest to guest, her hidden yawning says: You gotta get me back on track, you gotta Help me not to forget, you gotta Drop me a line - I've got plenty of time I seem old beyond my years – I know how it feels