[Verse 1]
Oh Tule, it’s on account of you that I’ve been weeping
Here behind my hand
It’s lonesome in my heart’s land, as the sands of the desert
[Verse 2]
Oh, tell me, why was it always you, who, through the changes
You, who always sang
and played while the green vespers rang
In the heart of the hillside
It’s a sad song we always seem to be singing to each other
You and me, sweet and slightly out of key
Like the sound of a running down calliope
[Verse 3]
Oh Tule, it’s once I was your knight in golden armor
With the sun behind my hair
And my music filled the air
with symbols and lightning!
[Verse 4]
Oh tell me, now can’t you see I’m changing like the seasons?
My hair is growing dark
And there’s no room left in the ark
for a lark with a broken wing
It’s a sad song we always seem to be singing to each other
You and me, sweet and slightly out of key
Like the sound of a running down calliope
[Verse 5]
Oh Tule, it’s on account of you that I’ll be leaving
‘Cross the deep salt sea
Whatever wild worlds I may see,
will be empty without you
It’s a sad song we always seem to be singing it to each other
And a child’s voice, so tender and out of tune
Does he ask if I’ll be coming home soon?
Does he ask if I’ll be coming home soon?
