In the fading light

IN THE FADING LIGHT (E A D G B E, capo 1)

Sun up, slow down. Round the corner. Under the roof of a bright sky. Every sound is a whisper.

Sun up, slow down. Watch the wind turn. Over the fence they are singing: la la la la. And so on and so forth.

Pink ladies hanging round waiting for the sun to fall down.

Lady fingers digging holes. Open hands with nothing to hold.

 

Sun up, slow down. Gimme ten bucks. How can you say it means nothing? How can you sleep when you’re so cold?

Working it out as I’m resting. Learning to swim as I’m drowning. Learning to fly from the ground up.

Getting softer every day. The freezer isn’t far away.

Getting wiser and riper. Who says you hav’ta?

 

And if I wait long enough. And if I sit still enough. In the fading light. In the fading light. In the fading light.

 

Sun up, slow down. On a landship. Racing through towns and valleys and oceans and skies so blue.