Portugal Letra

At a round table in a good kitchen I talk to an old friend Alice I don't see her often she lives with Carrie Makes me tea makes me welcome Feel a part of something Greater than my own ideas Walls of conversations Never covered over Oh the light bulb swings From the window I see their garden Years of love and labour Such high stone walls She says we're leaving To live in Portugal Far fromthe city Where time don't ring that bell Sun on our doorstep And wind in our hair Oh the dust on the tracks It gets everywhere Shows me the photographs I turn the pages slowly Cactuses and orange trees Giving all outthings away Books we have read.. Except Palinorus She says I'm taking My suitcase ofwisdom Some she's got to find Ever since I've known her I've noticed something special It activates my peace of mind She says we're leaving To live in Portugal Far from the city Where time don't ring that bell Sun on our doorstep Wind on our hair Oh the dust on the tracks It gets everywhere Well I won't miss you When you're gone I'll think of you And carry on No I won't miss you When you're gone I'll think of you And carry on Pass by your doorway My truckloads of many things to say All my songs See me I'm putting on My red hat for glory I need an audience Maybe you are the best I've known Like Palinorus You're slipping off the deck Of my life Well I won't miss you When you're gone I'll think of you and carry on No I won't miss you When you're gone I'll build a bridge With this song.