Lyrics

This is not goodbye, life still goes on A book is open and the curtain's drawn On the dance of spheres in love's revue And the choir of creation sings this song to you Ave Eva! If I should trip and fall down a rabbit hole We might meet again by the lamp post in the snow Or if I go missing in a mystery Things may not be all that they appear to be You'll find clues in a book called "The Golden Key" There at the end of the rainbow Or my dear if you hear I was never found Lost at sea when my old battered ship went down Remember Water Babies like you and me Can never ever drown Ring the bells! All will be well! And . . Ave Eva! Wear the light-bright gown of your innocence Ave Eva! And gather up the leaves of remembrance Ave Eva! Then toss them on the back of the Northern Wind They'll lead you to The Well At The World's End And a doormat by a door in a willow tree, reading Ave Eva! Surprise! You've arrived just in time for tea And the door is unlocked with your golden key Inside the tree is a fire in the fireplace A candle glowing in a window draped in lace Your favorite books on a bookshelf by the winding stairs And in the threadbare arms of an old armchair Perhaps you'll discover that I'm reading there Beneath a portrait of your face Ring the bells! All will be well! And . . Ave Eva! Follow Poppy's old Mad Hatter's hat Ave Eva! Dancing on a zephyr's feral back Ave Eva! To a sailing ship in calm waters moored And a brave, regal mouse with his trusty sword Mouse and crew will bow and welcome you aboard All hands on deck in one accord cheering Ave Eva! He'll spread his map and speak of plans For setting sail beyond Lenten Lands Through a mirror is a meadow you will cross until You find a moonlit door in the face of a mossy hill Imagine I'm inside, or maybe running free In a Secret Garden beyond the sea Or busy stringing lights on God's Christmas tree Where love's built a castle in a happily (ever after) Eva you will find me ever after Eva you will find me ever after Eva you will find me Ring the bells! All will be well! Ave Eva! Ave Eva! Ave Eva!