Serious as a child

my weaknesses are very strong
they take me where I don't belong
I go to bed and then I dream
of unravelling her scheme

I eat the dawn and then the morning
I never heed the evening's warning
I swallow night and wallow deep
in promises nobody keeps

          I am serious as a child
          but my mind is running wild
          and my heart is keeping time
          with that old love on the line
          (serious as a child)

I stand too close as she appears
the spitting image of my fears
I follow as she leads the way
beyond all her yesterdays

and now the ships are gone, they sail
on the golden dolphin's trail
and no birds cry in the wind
while her moody record spins

        refr.


1994.