To a Woman in Winter - Freddie Stevenson

To a Woman in Winter - Freddie Stevenson
I saw you on the street in a foreign city
Just beyond the border of a dream
You were going somewhere in a hurry
I knew somehow you were coming to see me
I waited in the square by the frozen fountain
A pair of sparrows were pecking at the ice
Their tiny beaks were carving out your mouth and your eyes
They flew away and you melted into life
Now the street raises a sleepy smile to greet you
Snow falls like confetti on your hair
Every passer by salutes you
But you don't seem to notice or to care
In the square I hear the church bells chiming midnight
Let me take your freezing hand in mine
Let's walk awhile in the moonlight
Forget that we're running out of time
Some people say that seeing is believing
But I just don't believe that to be true
I believe we dream things into being
Why else would I still believe in you
Why else would I dream away my lonely nights
Without dreams we'd have no reason to wake up
I live my life in shadow cast by sparks of light
Any moment the whole thing could blow up
Today my hair is several winters whiter
And I'm still building castles in the air
I still have only questions and no answers
I'm still waiting by the fountain in the square
Sometimes you seem so far away
And other times you're close enough to touch
I have only come to pass the time of day
I hope that's not asking too much