marlene

the ghost of her hair floats over there

and the smile

the smile

it seemed so lonely

she gave me her hand as they struck up the band

and she seemed to say

she seemed to say 'you're the only'

and we danced like two snowflakes

in the falling wind

in the wind

and do me a favor god

won't you let marlene come in

the gymnasium floor

the brass-bound door

the jungle bird

the jungle bird that you showed me

her love was so clean

to tell the truth

marlene

the sound of your tambourine still owns me

we were so young then

now that i'm old i know

oh i know

i loved you right then

i would have made marlene let go

my friends in the bars

hell they only see the scars

and they do not give a damn

they do not give a damn

that i loved you

i don't know why

but once you've seen the sky

you think you know all birds are lovely

but there's snow on the ground in woodstock tonight

it's 22 years dear

since i saw the light

the world it explodes

as such a high powered load

to run

to run

to run

was all they left me

up here there's breeze

high in the clouds we're free

to fly

to fly away

was the lesson

and though the fire had burned her life out

it left me little more

i am a crippled singer

and it evens up the score

the ghost of her hair floats over there

and the smile

the smile it seems

seems so lonely

she gave me her hand as i struck up the band

and she seemed to say

she seemed to say 'you're the only'

and there we danced like two snowflakes

in the falling wind

in the wind

and do me a favor god

won't you let marlene come in

do me a favor god

won't you let marlene come in