Lovely lady falling laughing down the glory of a rainbow Lovely lady reaching crying for the comfort of the day-glow Melinda more or less, Melinda more or less in dreams But if and when she wakes again, she knows it all begins again Sleeping, waking, rising, falling, dumb but calling out to deafened friends That's how it ends Melinda more or less in dreams Fade Melinda, fade into fantasy Tell them you won't be played like any other instrument of fate Fade Melinda, into your fantasy Tell them you're not prepared to wait for your dream of the end Melinda more or less in dreams Lovely lady falling laughing down the glory of a rainbow Lovely lady reaching screaming for the comfort of the day-glow Melinda more or less, Melinda more or less