lyrics

Summer was gone and the heat died down
And Autumn reached for her golden crown
I looked behind as I heard a sigh
But this was the time of no reply

The sun went down and the crowd went home
I was left by the roadside all alone
I turned to speak as they went by
But this was the time of no reply

The time of no reply is calling me to stay
There is no hello and no goodbye
To leave there is no way

The trees on the hill had nothing to say
They would keep their dreams till another day
So they stood and thought and wondered why
For this was the time of no reply

Time goes by from year to year
And no one asks why I am standing here
But I have my answer as I look to the sky
This is the time of no reply

The time of no reply is calling me to stay
There`s no hello and no goodbye
To leave there is no way

musicians

Nick Drake - Guitar

notes

"(Nick) wrote songs such as 'Time Of No Reply' and ' I Was Made To Love Magic' at an age when most people feel that no one understands them and that really meaningful communication is impossible ..... a place the majority of us visit, but soon leave. For Nick, though, it became home, and he stayed there far too long."

Patrick Humphries