So Alive

We were young together once upon a long lost time Apple trees were blossoming and spring was on my mind Guitars on McDonald Street Sandals in the snow When I fell in love with you I was the last to know Down in Greenwich Village We were scattered through the nights Singing, "At the bitter end" Under all those lights Making love in single bed You always left by dawn Climbing on the greyhound bus Where you would be alone Singing in Macarthur Park Singing in Cheyenne Singing in the wilderness Where the truth began We were gypsies in the wind Learning just fo fly Making music, making love, as the years went by You had rhythm in your soul, I had violins You were rich and I was poor Trying to fit in Back on Bleeker in the spring and haunting Jackson Square In the fat black pussy cat, catch me if you dare We were so alive... Then the world was going mad The sky was overcast I found my peace in whiskey and the poets of the past You were moving past me through the dark night of your soul I was singing folk songs And dreamed of rock 'n' roll The devil's in the details You said, dreaming of your death I was running faster, I was nearly out of breath Long before we lost our dreams And all our songs were sung You left the world too early Your spirit died too young We were so alive... I was headed for the moon Aching to be free Searching for the answers in the booze and the marque What is left of Greenwich Village lives among your songs The ones we thought were always right And never would be wrong Now sometimes, the only thing that gives me hope is you You saw right through the veil that fell out of the blue I will always miss you I will always hear your songs Now the past is fading One more dream and it is gone We were so alive... We were young together once upon a long lost time Apple trees were blossoming and spring was on my mind Guitars on McDonald Street Sandals in the snow I am still in love with you I was the last to know