Spring was never waiting for us 'til it ran one step ahead As we followed in the dance
MacArthur's park is melting in the dark All the sweet green icing flowing down Someone left the cake out in the rain I don't think that I can take it 'cause it took so long to bake it And I'll never have that recipe again, oh, no
I recall the yellow cotton dress foaming like a wave On the ground beneath your knees Birds like tender babies in your hands And the old men playing Chinese checkers by the trees
MacArthur's park is melting in the dark All the sweet green icing flowing down Someone left the cake out in the rain I don't think that I can take it 'cause it took so long to bake it And I'll never have that recipe again, oh, no
MacArthur's park is melting in the dark All the sweet green icing flowing down Someone left my cake out in the rain I don't think that I can take it 'cause it took so long to bake it And I'll never have that recipe again, oh, no