Michael Ball

Memory

Michael Ball


Midnight 
Not a sound from the pavement 
has the moon lost her memory? 
She is smiling alone 

In the lamplight 
Withered leaves collected at my feet 
and the wind begins to blow 

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 street lamp 
seems to beat 
a fatalistic warning 
Someone mutters 
And the street lamp gutters 
and soon 
it will be morning 

Daylight, 
I must wait for the sunrise 
I must think of a new life 
And I mustn'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