I Can't Stay Long

I can feel

The turning of the tides

Pulling away the night

Like a sheet

From over me.

In summer time

Dissolve to a beach

And everywhere seems to be

Just a flicker on a silent screen.

Because I can't stay long

Let the sky roll on Just a flicker

And the crowd moves on

In wintertime

Overcoats close in

And the snow tastes of tin

On the steps of any station.

I need to glide In the long green light

Of a July afternoon

Sliding down a vague conversation.

Because I can't stay long

When the moment comes

Just a glance

And the glancer's gone.

Watch closely

As a man with a hat

And a girl with a map

Synchronise with the track

And echo away.

I need to drift through the walls

Let the scenery dissolve

Into some other lives

Because I can't stay long,

Let the crowds roll on

When the right time comes I'll resign.