Gordon Lightfoot — The Watchmans Gone

[Verse 1] Just like birds of a feather We too have followed the golden sun It feels so good Knowing the watchman's gone [Verse 2] If I give you a rose, buddy Would you please bury it in the fields? I seen a rose Watching it all fold out [Verse 3] There's a train down at the station It's come to carry my bones away Two engines on Twenty-one coaches long End to end Twenty-one coaches bend The watchman's out Kicking the bums about [Verse 4] If I wait for the right moment You can bet I'll climb aboard unseen I've done it before I know I can do it in my sleep [Chorus] The watchman's out Kicking the bums about The watchman's out Kicking your dreams about [Verse 5] As I leave you in the sunset Got one more nothing I'd like to say "You don't know me A son of the sea am I" [Verse 6] As I say to you, my brother If you live to follow the golden sun You better beware Knowing the watchman's always there [Verse 7] If you find me feeding daisies Please turn my face up to the sky And leave me be Watching the moon roll by Whatever I was You know it was all because I've been on the town Washing the bullshit down [Chorus] The watchman's out Kicking your dreams about It feels so good Knowing the watchman's gone It's like a song Knowing the watchman's gone