The Witness Song
Yeah, yeah
Well, well
I took a walk down to the port
Where strangers meet & do consort
All blinkered with desire
And a winter fog moved thickly on
A winter fog moved thickly on
A winter fog moved thickly on
Now, who will be the witness
When the fog's too thick to see
And i saw a friend beside a wall
Her hands were raised in supplication
And her face i could not see at all
And i raised my hands in rage
And brought them down again
And we entered through the eastern door
And i entered through the eastern door
And she entered through the eastern door
Now, who will be the witness
When you're all to blind to see
O yes, yes, yes
And time gets somewhat muddled here
But no matter, no matter
Here come the events all tumbling down
Now, beyond the wall was a great garden
Into which we passed
Me & my friend
And the place was all overgrown with weeds
And behold from its centre there rose a great fountain
The fountain with the healing waters
And we knelt down by the rim
And i dipped my hand in
And she dipped her hand in too
And i said "are you healed?"
And she said "well are you healed?"
And i said "yes, i'm healed"
And she said "well, yes i'm healed then too"
And i said "babe, you are a liar"
"babe, you are a liar"
"babe, you are a liar, too"
Now, who will be the witness
When you're all to healed to see
And i kissed her once, i kissed her twice
And made my way to leave her
And she raised her hand up to her face
And brought it down again
I said "that gesture, it will haunt me"
"that gesture it will haunt me"
And i left there by the eastern door
She left there by the western door
Now, who will be the witness there
When you're blind & you can't see
Who will be the witness there
When you're all so clean & you cannot see
Who will be the witness there
When your friends are everywhere
Who will be the witness there
And your enemies have ceased to care
(ad lib)
