Memory

Midnight. Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her mem'ry?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight, the withered leaves
collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan.

Mem'ry, 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 mem'ry live again.

Every street lamp seems to beat a
fatalistic warning
Someone mutters and a street
lamp sputters
And soon it will be morning.

Daylight, I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I musn'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 street lamp dies
Another night is over
Another day is dawning.

Touch me, it's so easy to leave me
All alone with the mem'ry
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me you'll understand
What happiness is
Look, a new day has begun.