The sun shone down and it lit your hair like fire
long ago, far away, bright was the day.
So loud, the singing and shouting in the square
all day long, sing the new songs
and then the rain came over the mountains
and the wind came in from the sea
and we ran back through gathering gloom
up all the stairs to your room
and the bed where we lay
oh bright was the day.
And I swear I don’t remember the reasons why I left
the years do fade, but my mind still strays
after I put the children to bed.
I guess that I did not believe what you believed
to your war! My red-haired warrior!
But then men came and blocked off the square
and then men came with masks on their faces
and guns pointed in to the crowd
that moved like a wave, then turned into smoke and then drifted away
and I watched every night on the news for your face
these days when I hear those songs play
long ago and far away
bright was the day.
credits
from The Lost Cat Podcast,
released November 15, 2019
Written, Performed & Produced by: A P Clarke
supported by 21 fans who also own “Bright Was The Day”
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