In Germany Before The War
In Germany Before The War
In Germany Before The WarThere was a man who owned a storeIn nineteen hundred thirty fourIn DüsseldorfAnd every night at five O nineHe'd cross the park down to the RhineAnd he'd sit there by the shore
I'm looking at the riverBut thinking of the seaI'm looking at the riverBut thinking of the sea
A little girl has lost her wayWith hair of gold and eyes of grayReflected in his glassesAs he watches herA little girl has lost her wayWith hair of gold and eyes of gray
I'm looking at the riverBut thinking of the seaThinking of the seaThinking of the sea
We lie beneath my autumn skyMy little golden girl and IAnd she lies very still