Strawbs Copenhagen lyrics

Several years ago
A day in early spring
In a Copenhagen bar
I heard a skylark sing

In a slow speed silent movie
There's a snow kissed winter scene
Your pretty face is glistening with tears
In that half remembered moment
Silent and serene
The town hall bells are chiming down the years

A simple pack of crayons
A pavement master class
On a city center street
Our fortunes came to pass

They washed away your cartoons
In the Copenhagen rain
You were drifting in the mull
Of broken dreams


A thin veneer of laughter
Hid the tantrums and the pain
A photograph is seldom what it seems

Magic as in lantern pastel colors bright
Treading through the blossom
In the softly fading light

A cutting from a paper
On the entertainment page
It's good to catch the ink
Before it dries

The audience was drawn
To a Tivoli Garden stage
Our future passed before us
Through their eyes