Memory

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan.

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember the time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again.

Every streetlamp
Seems to beat a fatalistic warning.

Someone mutters
And the streetlamp gutters
And soon it will be morning.

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I musn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin.

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies
Another night is over
Another day is dawning.

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is.

Look
A new day has begun.