- Autumn Is Your Last Chance
I walk through the heather
Underneath the sky
The leaves have never looked as good
As now they're going to die
But I know why
I smile in the heather
Where we used to stroll
The dew on the cobwebs
- Be Still
I wonder what's she's thinking
As she's sitting next to me
Although her eyes are open
And she's staring at the sea
She's lost in contemplation
As her hair hangs to the ground
I wonder, is she praying, is she making any sound?
Be still
- Beautiful girl
I'm in love with a beautiful girl
Yes, I'm in love with a beautiful girl
Well I thought I knew all about everything
But I'm in love with a beautiful girl
And she's staring through a crack in the sky
Yes, she's staring through a crack in the sky
Well I thought I knew all about everything
- Cynthia Mask
Napoleon
Wore a black hat
Ate lots of chicken
And conquered half Europe
Napoleon
Was caught by the British
Imprisoned on Elba
He died on the phone
- Falling Leaves
It's not the wind that blows me in,
I've been blown away once before.
It's not the rain that brings the pain,
I don't feel pain anymore.
If I had seen it coming,
Then I'd have done something,
But hear the branches in the wind.
All I can give you are the falling leaves.
- Furry Green Atom Bowl
Furry green eye
In a furry green hole
It's a furry green atom bowl
Furry green eye
In a furry green bowl
It's a furry green atom bowl
Spread-dud-dust, spread-dud-dust
Spread-dud-dust in a reaching way
- I Often Dream Of Trains
I often dream of trains when I'm alone
I ride on them into another zone
I dream of them constantly
Heading for paradise
Or Basingstoke
Or Reading
I often dream of trains when I'm awake
They ride along beside a frozen lake
- I Saw Nick Drake
I saw Nick Drake
At the corner of time and motion
I caught his eye and he caught mine
I said, "You're tall,"
He said, "No taller than tomorrow's oceans"
I saw Nick Drake
And he was fine
- i used to say i love you
I used to say I love you
It wasn't really true
I wanted to believe it
And now I almost do
I used to say I love you
I said it as a threat
Or maybe as a promise
To see what I could get
- Queen Elvis
People get what they deserve
Time is round and space is curved
Honey, have you got the nerve
To be Queen Elvis?
See that man who mows his lawn
He'll hang in drag before the dawn
Some are made and some are born
- Sinister but she was happy
She was sinister but she was happy
Basically she was the Jeanne Moreau type
Sinister but she was happy
Sinister but she was always pleased to see you
And her living words
Were her dying words
She said "Yeah."
She was sinister but she was happy
- The Shuffle Man
I sit out the window i sit out the law
I'm gonna see what the Shuffle Man saw
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes!
Stags are lit by gaslight
Stars are lit by jazz
I wanna have what the Shuffle Man has
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes!
- Trams Of Old London
Trams of old London
Taking my baby into the past in it
Trams of old London blow my mind
Ludgate, Fenchurch, Highgate Hill
Rolling slowly up there still, uh-huh
Waterloo and Clerkenwell
Out to Aldgate East as well, uh-huh
On a clear night you can see
- Uncorrected Personality Traits
Uncorrected personality traits
That seem whimsical in a child
May prove to be ugly in
A fully grown adult
Lack of involvement with the father
Or over-involvement with the mother
Can result in lack of ability
- Winter Love
It's the darkest time of year
Crystal branches everywhere
As the colors drain away
You alone are far away
Leaves of frost upon the trees
Lovers falling on their knees
Curtains parting in the night