A Hazy Shade Of Winter

Time, time, time, see what's become of me
While I looked around for my possibilities
I was so hard to please
But look around, the leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter.

Hear the salvation army band
Down by the riverside, it's bound to be a better ride
Than what you've got planned
Carry your cup in your hand.

And look around you, the leaves are brown now
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter
Hang on to your hopes, my friend
That's an easy thing to say but if your hopes should pass away
It's simply pretend, that you can build them again
Look around, the grass is high, the fields are ripe.

It's the springtime of my life
Oh, seasons change with scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Won't you stop and remember me?
At any convenient time
Funny how my memory skips while looking over manuscripts
Of unpublished rhyme
Drinking my vodka and rhyme
I look around, the leaves are brown
There's a patch of snow on the ground
Look around...