Scott James - Lilac Sky Lyrics

Oh my child, how you grow
How the greenest spring turns to snow
How the twilight waits and for a while is still
While the nightingale sings sweetly by the hill
And now I don't pretend to have words on which you can depend
But the fall of dusk ensures you'll never see this moment again
Cause' I never win when that sun sinks low
But under that lilac sky I go
I too was once was so young as you
My body burned and yearned to move
How the years have faded by so fast
The seasons come and seasons pass
Outside the streets of fire recede and dim like candlelight
Shadows climb the mantelpiece and walk into the black of night
The village swims neath' chimney smoke
And under that lilac sky we go
Do not mourn the days of youth
The dawn begins again anew
With every breath you breathe this night
Gather your strength and seize the fight
Sit beneath the white beam tree in its silver summer light
Remember always times like these, hear the sparrows sing on high
And though you'll never win when that wild wind blows
Under that lilac sky you'll go