Leon

Leon came along To see me on the road He took the time to come backstage And make himself known And although we'd never been real close As friends we'd shared some times Worked the clubs, once traveled music Together for a while Leon, you've been away too long The world ain't still the way it used to be Leon, you've been away too long To turn your back, now, on your family Tomorrow I'll be in Amsterdam He smiled and shook my hand Wished me all success And I said try to understand "But I envy you", he said And I tried to share his loss Told him how the road Was still as tough as it was Leon, you're been away too long The world ain't still the way it used to be Leon, you've been away too long To turn your back, now, on your family My plane flew into Amsterdam And lying in my room I heard the news how Leon died That very afternoon I telephoned my flowers With some words I hoped were kind With our backstage conversation Still burning in my mind Leon, you've been away too long The world ain't still the way it used to be Leon, you've been away too long To turn your back now on your family