Can't Stay Long

I can feel the turning of the tides

Pulling away the night

Like a sheet from over me

In summer time

I dissolve to a beach

And everywhere seems to be

Just a flicker on a silent screen

Because I

I can't stay long

Let the sky roll on

Just a flicker and the crowd moves on

In winter

Overcoats close in

And the snow tastes of tin

On the steps of any station

I'd like to glide in the long green light

Of a July afternoon

Sliding down a vague conversation

Because I

I can't stay long

When the moment comes

Just a glance and the glance is gone

Watch closely

As a man with a hat

And a girl with a map

Synchronise with the track

And they go away

I need to drift through all the walls

And let the scenery dissolve

Into some other life

Because I

I can't stay long

Let the sky roll on

Just a glance and the glance is gone

I

I can't stay long

When the right time comes

I'll dissolve