Dawn Crept Away

Lyrics

[Skit] Him Who, Ed, him? Yeah, he's only got us up here to make a fool of us, you know It's either that, you know, or it's sort of, like he thinks That'll be groovy, you know Look at that bloke over there Pig, bloody pig, see him? There are, that's it, that's the one, that's who he is, that's what it's all about And where'll we be in the morning, mate? Eh? The morning, mate, the morning, mate [Intro] And beneath the skies as tall as houses began to peel The land that had become barren blossomed again And the seas rolled back And people came from every hill once more into the world And as a heron flew across the bay, the dawn discreetly crept away [Verse 1] The dawn crept away like an early morning kiss And the stars on that day, troubled, toiled, sunset red The Sun shone high in the clustered, rosy, spangled sky The world turned around, people lived, people died [Chorus] The dawn crept away, the dawn crept away She was black and green in the early morning light And the sweet, sweet field in the hallowed, holy night The dawn crept away, the dawn crept away The dawn crept away [Verse 2] I see two people walking out tonight Like lovers, hand in hand, they were far from sight One is a woman, a mother, the other, a boy One is a woman, a mother, the other, her little boy "Mama, what's that red ball hanging in the sky Mama, I don't like it; am I gonna die, die, die?" No more people crying, summer, we gone all shy Will we see tomorrow morning, if tonight we die Die, die, die [Verse 3] Mama, Mama, too long have I asked the questions And the questions have been questioned Mama looking worried, uneasy, at a loss for words Lost for words, lost for words, lost for words Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Oh, oh, shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! [Verse 4] Mama, Mama, why do you look at me that way? I have some words that I wish to say Mama, do you hear them? Do you hear them coming alive? Do you feel them, do you feel them, do you feel them Walking across your mind? Red ball Mama, what's that red ball? What's that, what's that red ball? Son! This is your father's world This is your father's world This is your Daddy's world This is your Daddy's world Daddy built it, Daddy built it Daddy built it, Daddy fired it Daddy tried to pull it back [Verse 5] Another string broke 'Nother string broke 'Nother string broke 'Nother string broke Another string broke Another string broke Another string broke Another string broke Who live? Who die? Who weep? Who cry? You or I? Which is mine? Which is mine? Which is mine? [Verse 6] Heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy Heavy water, heavy water, heavy water, heavy water, heavy water Mamas, get your daughters Heavy rain, heavy rain, heavy rain, heavy rain, heavy rain Heavy rain, heavy rain, heavy rain, heavy rain, heavy rain Get your sunspec, get your sunspec, again [Verse 7] At that moment, the beach photographer Seizing a chance to work in the off-season Comes along to the beach Seeing the woman and her child, and the water rolling Endlessly, endlessly, on, on, on God! Saying "Mama, would you like a picture? Would you like a photograph? Would you like a picture? Would you like a photograph? Would you like a picture, photograph, picture Photograph, picture, photograph, picture, photograph?" "No! I've got a little boy!" "What's that? A boy? My own, my own boy Oh, then come on, lady, come on, lady, five dollar for a five-dollar picture, get a one that's only five dollar, three to go now Picture, photograph" "But I've got a little boy Now listen, you see that red ball in the sky Red ball, red ball, red ball, red ball, red ball What do you think that could be, be, be, be, be, be, be, be, be, be, be?" And the little boy starts crying For he knows only too well He has the intuition of an innocent child, child, child At that point, the photographer says "Mama, Mama, take a picture, take a photograph, take a picture Before your baby burns, away, away, away, away" [Verse 8] She walks like a dream in the early morning light Of the sweet, sleep, deep, in the hallowed, holy night Thousands of years pass on And again, a couple stand on the beach The man looks at his girl, and the Sun, and the Sun The girl looks into the eyes of the man, and she says "Darling, soon we will have a baby boy all of our own" And with the love in his eyes, like the love One knows of coming home, he speaks, thus "Woman of mine, you see the sea rolling, endlessly See and look, and you shall see But many years have passed us by Have we learned but one thing in our lives?" [Refrain] Away, away, away, away Cold the winds blow Ahh [Outro] I'd like to say a few words on behalf of the band I'd like to say a few words on behalf of the band I'd like to say a few words on behalf of the band I'd like to say a few words on behalf of the band I'd like to say a few words on behalf of the band I'd like to say a few words on behalf of the band I'd like to say a few words on behalf of the band I'd like to say a few words on behalf of the band I'd like to say a few words on behalf of the band