The wind is in the birches On an empty afternoon And it feels as if I'm fading Into the colours of the room That is gray and dull and sleepy And soon another day is done You're always humming to yourself, son Where are the words that match your song?
And the streets are strangely quiet See the students heading home And soon the voices from the nursery Will fill the autumn air with song But this is not how I remember Having nothing on my mind And though the kitchen clock's not working You feel you're running out of time
And just like in a movie We'll end with the town from a birds view The smoke rising from the factory The bells are ringin' at the school But I'm still by the kitchen table By the flicker of a pale sun You're always humming to yourself, son Where are the words that match your song?