Memory

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
Life was beautiful then
I remember
The time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every street lamp
Seems to beat
A fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And a street lamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The street lamp dies
Another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with my memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is
Look a new day has begun ...

Pavement – a flat part at the side of road for people walk on

Lamplight – light from a lamp

Withered – dried up and dead plants; looking old because they are thin and weak and have very dry skin

Moan – to make a long deep sound, usually expressing unhappiness, suffering or sexual pleasure

Lamp – a device that electricity, oil or gas to produce light

Beat – to defeat sb in a game or competition; to avoid sth; to hit sb/sth many times, usually very hard

Fatalistic – showing a belief in fate and feeling that you can’t control events or stop them from happening

Mutter – to speak or say sth in a quiet voice that is difficult to hear, especially because you are annoyed about sth

Gutter – (of a flame or candle)to burn in an unsteady way

Give in – to admit that you have been defeated by sb/sth; to agree to do sth that you do not want to do

Dawn – the time of day when light first appears