And Springtime Followed Summer Lyrics & Chords By Cathal Coughlan

And springtime followed summer
nature's stoic reproof
the hardened earth cracked hollow
by eager thorny shoots
there'll be no hibernation
you'll spend nights right here in your tracks
the churchmen are saying it wasn't their fault
but they'll fix the whole thing if they're asked
We were out to cause explosions,
a baying, mortgaged throng
now the answers breed like wolverines
and we burnt their right and wrong.
Our baseless paper money
our own hearts ruled out of bounds
I hit the road blaspheming
over-aged and slowing down.
And springtime followed summer
some still have normality's screen
there's Santa Claus, sure, and there's old folks homes,
and cinammon smells from kitchens scrubbed clean.
They yell 'war' to save the insurance
the meek fall on top of the wild
the weight will come off if you shrug hard enough
you might be survived by your child
She went with men for money
I begged her to hold my hand
We sauntered down the main street
as the birds flew forth and sang
We went to the four-star hotel
the 22nd floor
The light was dim but merry
as she set to work I roared
I wept with indignation for the life I'd almost had
"Never mind", she said to me,
"There's time still left, maybe it won't be so bad".