Awake, before sunrise
Sweep the wood smoke, from my eyes
Speak no words in the silent gloom
A heavy start, an empty room - that’s cold
Like the morning rain that falls, and I’m stumbling
Through the dark, to the water’s side
A hopeful cast, a line well tried.
When I’m gone, when I am gone,
Then I know I’ll be forgotten
Flowing water, rising sun
Hollow bones as white as cotton.
She waits in the water
Long, have I been courting her
Searching under a silver sheet
A glimpse of gold, a missing beat
She breaks, from the darkness
Pure and bright in her gracefulness
Caught at last, by the early light
A parting glance, then out of sight
When I’m gone, when I am gone,
Then I’ll only be forgotten
Flowing water, rising sun
Hollow bones as white as cotton.
When I’m gone, oh when I am gone
Then I’ll only be forgotten
Flowing water, rising sun
Hollow bones as white as cotton
Lyrics Submitted by Robert F.