The Note That Lingers On

( Intro: I saw you by the river that goes flowing on forever The blossoms from the apple tree were falling for your charms I looked at you, you looked at me, but those of us could barely see But the river stood between us, and the slightest chance of harm I was walking down the road that leads from August to September When I saw you picking berries with their colours on your hand Like the swallows on the rooftop you were making plans for winter When I came a little closer, like the swallows you were gone But do you know or don’t you, that I’ll be thinking of you That I feel you’re right beside me, in the singing of the song And we’ll sing it where the road goes round the corner to remember That the magic of the music’s in the note that lingers on There was ice upon the river and the city seems to shiver Til I saw you in the marketplace that keeps the winter warm You were selling herbs and spices and a drink of human kindness And a candle for the window that the darkness might be gone Repeat Chorus When the ice begins to splinter and the spring is coaxing winter And the taking of his racquet coat, our days are turning warm With the seasons I’ll remember, that as June said to December Love and life is letting go, as much as holding on Repeat Chorus