New River Walk

Lyrics by Brieve Morison

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We spent the day on New River Walk
Doing what the sign said we just walked
Don’t wanna get serious just have fun
I said who am I to deny you what belongs to every one

And across the water a violin played
A man in a red shirt playing the strains
Of a long neglected master piece
By an old composer now deceased
The wind stood still
As it often will
At times like these

Later on in a place she knew well
I said something and I broke the spell
A kid with a dog went past us in a rush
I hid my face to hide my blush
And across the water her father stayed
He played on my mind with the comments he made
Saying you should know it’s one thing to be free
Another to have responsibility
The river rose
Which is natural I suppose
At times like these

We were climbing a hill and it started to rain
Although it wasn’t heavy I took the blame
Lights were being lit in the gathering dusk
We passed an old abandoned car dying of rust
Through the trees the sun went down
I likened it to something and it made her frown
She said you see the same things as me
Why must you see them so pessimistically
And the rain held off
You know you can’t get lost at times like these

We went out for a drink at a place quite near
She had something dark I had something clear
I had too much my mind got feeble
We stumbled out the door with some other people
And they went one way and we went another

Hand in hand just like lovers
We both lay down when we should have stayed sat
I was hoping for something it never came to that
And my mind went blank for which I’m thankful
At a time like that