DO YOU REMEMBER?
As recorded by Leon Rosselson on "Songs for Sceptical Circles" (1966)

Do you remember when first I met you?
In the park on the corner, we sat the night through.
The wind blew the leaves through a curtain of mist
In the park on the corner when first we kissed,
In the park on the corner when first we kissed.

Do you remember the room where we stayed?
The bed creaked like crazy; the curtains were frayed;
But I kept you warm and you never complained,
Though the ceiling leaked water whenever it rained,
Though the ceiling leaked water whenever it rained.

When the candle's burnt out and we're no longer young,
We'll have chintzy lace curtains to keep out the sun.
To blot out the cold wind, we'll carpet the floors,
And to lock out the weather, we'll bolt all the doors;
And to lock out the weather, we'll bolt all the doors.

Rings on my fingers and chains in my bed,
And a coffin to keep me secure when I'm dead,
A cage for the children, a uniform too,
And a no-exit sign on the door we came through,
And a no-exit sign on the door we came through.

And what will be left from the kiss in the park?
The rose in the garden, the word in the dark.
When the wind blows the flame out, what will we have to show
From the park on the corner a long time ago.
From the park on the corner a long time ago?

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But on a more positive note, anything from Christopher Matthews excellent "Now We Are Sixty."