On Raglan Road

Lyrics

[Verse 1] On Raglan Road, on an Autumn day I saw her first and knew That her dark hair would weave a snare that I might some day rue I saw the danger, yet I passed along the enchanted way And I said, "let grief be a fallen leaf at the dawning of the day" And I said, "let grief be a fallen leaf at the dawning of the day" [Verse 2] On Grafton Street in November, we tripped lightly along the ledge Of a deep ravine, where can be seen the worth of passion's pledge The Queen of Hearts still making tarts, and I not making hay Oh, I loved too much, and by such, by such is happiness thrown away I loved too much, and by such, by such is happiness thrown away [Verse 3] I gave her gifts of the mind, I gave her the secret sign That's a-known to artists who have known true gods of sound and stone And word and tint without stint for I gave her poems to say With her own name there and her own dark hair Like clouds o'er fields of May [Verse 4] On a quiet street, where old ghosts meet, I see her walking now Away from me so hurriedly, my reason must allow That I have loved not as I should a creature made of clay When the Angel woos the clay, he'll lose his wings at the dawn of day