WHEN YOU'RE AROUND
Never as lonely as when you're around
That distant ringing an empty sound
Of a broken bell tower's drafty shadows
Peeling paint and the Church Street gutters
Ran thru the rain of that time I've forgotten
Thru street lights misting on foggy cotton
Thru the wind that falls from the skies thru the bells
To the street lights ringing late and only time will tell
If you're as lonely as I when I see your face
A lonely hello and and empty embrace
The intimate moment for your sadness and my shivers
To signal hello accross tears turned to rivers
CHORUS: A prayer for the lover beneath the stars and the moon
The palm trees and the bakeries of a grave yard's croon
A lament for the eyes full of gaze and swoon
Taken by the child of the holy city
Never as lonely as when you're around
I see your face all over this town
In the steples that point with an accusing finger
To the skies where a sence of loss tends to linger
To the color of brick that flushed in your pal
To the sleepy serenade of a Sunday School song
All of these things, but the bells most of all
Remind me that memories of you are easy to recall
CHORUS(x3)
Never as lonely as when you're around (x3)
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