On the slim chance that anyone likes these and fancies a go at putting them to music feel free. I won't be doing so
Where Once We Were LoversThere was a field of grass as tall as a foal
Where once we lay laughing and learning
There are houses there now, already fifty year’s old
All I’ve left are memories and yearning
There was a beach where we slept, our blanket the stars
Where we kissed and tasted of salt
There’s concrete there now, a field of cars
We couldn’t hold onto the thing that we sought
There was a walk in the woods, one thousand greens
And the bluebells stretched on forever
But came planners and concrete and killer machines
What was eternal turned out to be never
There was a church on the hill, where we dared to sin
And God smiled and joined in our laughter
But our vows were snatched by a dark changing wind
And the bells tolled for us both ever after.
There was a car I once drove, freedom and fast
And a scarf and the wind in your hair
But the wheels came off, one ride was our last
I looked but you were no longer there
There are mountains and rivers, there are deserts and seas
There are days and months and years
Where once we were lovers and forever to be
All that’s left is a man and his tears
Where once we were lovers and forever to be
All that’s left is a man and his tears
