Before the Dawn

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Come here darling lie down by my side
The big star's falling and the moon will turn the tide
The whistle of the wind will lead us on
Here we are not too far
before the dawn

The pictures keep on falling from the walls
The ghosts are still careening through the halls
A drunken neighbour sings his favourite song
in the stardust of the night
before the dawn

You never really know just who your friends are
til you find out at last who they are not
You never recognize the things you really want
til you remember all the dreams that you forgot

We've been running for so long against the grain
Trying to find a way to turn around again
The trouble in your heart will soon be gone
This lonely blue is only true
before the dawn

Colin Linden-SOCAN-2001
Colin Linden Publishing/Warner-Chappell Music Canada