ST. AUGUSTIN DAY

I know you’re only joking
But don’t you mess with me
I’m high as a kite but it’s alright
Don’t say it’s a mystery

I don’t need conversation
I don’t need a place to stay
Just get me to the station
On St. Augustin Day

Lovers on the boulevard
Look so good to me
As they walk arm in arm
Beneath the chestnut trees

False ideas and misconceptions
All get blown away
As evening takes possession
Of St. Augustin Day

Once I had a friend who wore
Her pain like a crown
A self-fulfilling prophecy
It couldn’t help but bring her down

You know it left her shaking
She had to find another way
And it was there for the taking
On St. Augustin Day

I saw you in the springtime
You shook the petals down
You smiled at me and disappeared
Into a crowd

Like a dream you came here
Like a ghost you fade
But I can still feel you here
On St. Augustin Day

The church bells of old St. Cloud
Ring so sweet and clear
Above the towers and chimneys
As evening draws near

And I swear isolation
For a moment seemed to fade
Beneath the constellations
Of St. Augustin Day