CHARCOAL IN THE SNOW

won’t you come with me you said

but i laughed right in your face

i said sister

you got nothing to your name

you kept talkin of a dream

about a bright new day

but i laughed and said

sister you keep on playin

& now that everything’s been done

we got nowhere left to go

and after all this time this song is only

charcoal in the snow

___________________

you called my name

i heard my name

in the turmoil

i heard your voice

__________________

had a dream last night

about not so long ago

we were standing on a hilltop

the old sun sinkin low

we went down to the market square

most of us were too young (so young)

and when they finally swept the streets

they turned out far too strong

_____________________

then you called my name

sure i heard my name

i’d always know your voice -

any time

_____________________

then you called my name

i’m sure i heard my name

from the turmoil i heard your voice

calling my name

______________________

now all that remains

to remind you

that the children were there

is the way the light falls

on certain

days

days -

days -

and out of the turmoil

i heard your voice rise

-

& i will never forget it

Charcoal in the Snow - every year in China neighbours give one another Charcoal in the Snow as a sign of everlasting support. Firts song I wrote that amounts to something - turned a new leaf when I wrote this in 1990, album We Got Angels followed. Remastering old songs, it's great to do this. Available for dj download only, at least until new album WGA 2 is released. Gonna take some time!