Autumn Childhood

Lyrics

Childhood came to me again The dust and cobwebs left a pain That ploughed the furrows of the dead And burning wood smoke filled my head And autumn gold burned out my eyes And left me with no alibis Naked as the stars I was Lonely as the sky and lost The fading light is retreating still It's always dead and always will And all my life is contained in this The key to each and every wish Cried, cried, yes, I cried Oh, salt tears, they rolled down and down and down till I died Died, died, yes, I died Oh, so low did they bury me, I went down and down till I cried Autumn spread her wings to fold me Autumn spread her wings to hold me And take me back Everyone'd be there Their joy would fill the air Everyone'd be there I could stay out till twelve, run around, enjoy myself I'd run off quick, the smoke was thick, I was there I laughed the night away in the colour of the smoke and flame The crackling wood, the noise was good, I was there And everybody was there Their laughter filled the air Everybody was there And everybody was there Their laughter filled the air Everybody was there And autumn returned Autumn returned, oh Childhood came to me again The dust and cobwebs left a pain That ploughed the furrows of the dead And burning wood smoke filled my head Cried, cried, yes, I cried Oh salt tears, they rolled down and down and down till I died Died, died, yes, I died Oh, so low did they bury me, I went down and down till I cried Autumn spread her wings to fold me Autumn spread her wings to hold me