About
dawn (Hamilton/Hutchings)
I learned about dawn
when I started to gig,
Playing late and travelling
home through the night;
Sharing a van with a
p.a. rig
And tumbling out in
emerging light.
I’d nod to a tramp or
chat to a cat
As the milkman was
gliding along on his float,
Over my ears I would
pull my hat
And close to my body I
hug my coat.
(Chorus) Then in the
gloom came a chorus of birds
It started as light as a
passing breeze
And swelled to a
symphony challenging words
From an orchestra hidden
in the trees.
Now I live in the
country and when I can’t sleep
I stand by the window
and taste the air;
Out in the fields there
are shapes of sheep,
And a fox trots on to
who knows where.
(Chorus) Then in the
gloom comes a chorus of birds
It starts as light as a
passing breeze
And swells to a symphony
challenging words
From an orchestra hidden
in the trees.
It’s the time of day
when the mind plays tricks,
Half asleep, half awake,
caught in between;
Over and over I try to
fix
On an image at. dawn
that I’ve lately seen.
A spluttering van comes
over the rise
And unloads its cargo of
crumpled youth;
I can just about see
through misty eyes
The very first hand
where I learned the truth,..
That dawn is the holiest
time of all,
In town and country it’s
just the same,
And everything special
you may recall
Is remembered best in
this daybreak frame.
(Chorus) And in the
gloom comes a chorus of birds,
It starts as light as a
passing breeze
And swells to a symphony
challenging words
From an orchestra hidden
in the trees.
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