"The Azalea Festival" lyrics - JOHN AND MARY

Like strangers on the road, a distant view
I saw someone who looked like you
My blood ran chill as snow, my body shook
I'd only found where not to look
I'd hung the sky with stars, in hopes you came
I called you by your childhood name
Tears raining in my heart, a funeral kiss
I never thought it'd end like this
Not you alone you won't delay
Or wound the dawning of the day
Not you alone this voice is screaming
A ray of hope, get up stop dreaming
With joined hands and downcast eyes, the curious crowd
Very angry and very loud
The saddest of farewells, the pouring rain
A ticket on an empty train
I am too near so much to lose
I wonder how she'll take the news
Like emeralds from the sky, the green pier lights
How children would have loved those sights
Hearts ticking through the night, the morning bells
The wait for death in shore hotels
Not you alone... I am too near...
Coffins with sails set by the brave
Sharp pointed spears around each grave