An empty room that's full of memories
In the ruins of a house that I call home
Where now and again among the debris
I find the fragments of a song
And though these walls are slowly crumbling
The curtains do their best to hide
A melody that I've been humming
The music of the years gone by
What was our mansion
Is now but ancient ruins
And all that has happened
In this place is explained
When you pay for a guided tour
Long ago it was over
But still I can't get over
Loving you
So I've been carrying in my pocket
A picture of the Southern Cross
I thought I'd think of something logic
Since Lately I've been lost
Sometimes I spend the lonely nights
As though all was still the same
All I want to do is to get high
On the memory of love's refrain
Wide open spaces
Have been of no use
And old familiar places
Just give me the blues
But in what was our mansion
Among these ancient ruins
How I am happy
Listening to that tune
That echoes in the room
Let it play over and over
Cause still I'm not over
Loving you
credits
from When I Still Smoked,
released October 2, 2015
Words and Music by Henry da Rocha
Arranged by Song and Dance Men
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