mc grath, i know 7 years have pssed and i assure you i have not been cogitating on your post incessantly, but as a song writer would not want the words of a song altered without somebody chatting to me about it. here is the song thati think is the best that i have ever managed.
A vale of tranquillity, as the curtain comes down

The stars brightly greet us as the silence surrounds
each song that we sang fond memory records
Like the stars in the night sky ,all of one accord.
Chorus Farewell my friends once more
As the night gets spent and our voices blend
Farewell my friends once more

2. The hours quickly passing nowthe fire gets low
The embers still glowing as we stir up the coals
So we sang the last song ,each chorus a bond
In harmony united all singing one song

3.The fiddler cast spells as she bowed away time.
We drank down the music far stronger than wine.
But the memories live on from the chalice of song
Of this night spent together before we move on

4.united together combining as one
Let us part in agreement, trough the power of song
All people in peace our voices concord
Like the stars in the night sky all of one accord

Copyright Dick Miles 1987,
if people want to sing it ..good, if they want to alter it just drop me an e mail